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Originally Posted by CSflim
However; to me it seems that the answer must be no. If god is omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent then god always knows what is the right thing to do, is always capable of doing that thing, and is compelled to do it. If he were to do otherwise it would surely be in contradiction to one of these three things?
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Correct. Especially if we are to refer to god as infinite. Anything infinite cannot change and still be defined as infinite because change presupposes a quantitated amount.
Good could not change his mind because what is good would never change. We have to take into consideration goodness itself rather than our interpretation. Also, to quote Genesis in an argument related to Christianity is like using Euthyphro to define ancient greek society.
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Originally Posted by aintyoboyfriend
This reminds me of an old argument.
If God is all-powerful, can he create a boulder so large and heavy that even he cannot move it?
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Anyone in a basic philosophy class has seen this pathetic argument. It fails to take into consideration the basic definition of god, creation, and the order of natural things. I don't think I have to get into specifics because I'm sure most of you that has seen it has noticed obvious flaws.