I was thinking the other day of the many arguments for the existence of god, and the common refutations of them. One of my favorites involves the inherent paradoxes brought on by the idea of omnipotence. As I was pondering this, another thought struck me. I don't know why it never occurred to me before, since it's so blindingly obvious.
The Christian god, the one I was raised to believe in, cannot possibly exist as described. That god was a limitless god: omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and so on. (Of course, the omnipotent category encompasses the other two, so I don't know why the others are always stressed.)
The thing is, the Christian god most definitely has a personality, wouldn't you say? Sure. He has a personality, he has desires, he has emotions, he has (seemingly) a grand purpose in mind.
Yet every one of these things is a limitation. Having a personality is an exclusive-natured thing. If you have a "personality" that has every possible trait, you have no personality. If you have desires, you obviously have some things more desirable than others. If you don't, you really have no desires. If you have all emotions, and have them equally, you have no emotions to speak of.
All aspects of personality are inherently limiting. The Christian god obviously has these traits, which means he is not limitless. If he is not limitless, then he can't be god.
I'm sure, though, that this thought of mine is simply another example of me not understanding the "mysterious ways" in which god works, or some other inane theist concept. Try as they might, they can never provide a rational argument for an omnipotent god. And they will dismiss any proofs offered that show how omnipotence is impossible.
