Omnipotence

To be omnipotent is to possess infinite power. One question posed when God is said to be omnipotent is: Can God create a rock so heavy He cannot lift it?

This appears to be a deal breaker for omnipotence. However when you dive into the question you realized a few things. At first glance it seems that either answer to the question nulls God's omnipotence, but second glance reveals that the question is a contradiction and therefore has no effect on the state of God's omnipotence.

Can God create a rock so heavy He cannot lift it? If the answer is yes, then God is not omnipotent because there is something that his power cannot do. If the answer is no, then God is not omnipotent because he lacks the power to create such a huge rock.

However, the question is irrelevant. The question requires God to make a contradictory statement true. Which by definition is impossible. Should we demand that in order to have infinite power God most also be able to do the impossible? Not necessarily. Omnipotence can better be defined as being infinitely powerful to do anything logically possible.

However if we pose that God can only do the logically possible we are saying that he cannot do the logically impossible. Therefore God must follow the rules of logic. This also solves another problem that many theists use as an ad hoc solution to many problems about God, which is that we cannot understand God. If God must follow logic then we can logically think about and discover things about God.

(Note: Normally I do not defend the omni properties of God or god(s). However I thought it be important to support the possibility of omnipotence for multiple reasons. One: I currently have no reason to fight against omnipotence, it doesn't create a whole lot of problems if God is omnipotent or not. Two: It allows me to make the claim that God must follow the rules of logic and then I am able to remove one ad hoc theist explanation that does not promote thinking. The idea that we cannot understand God is simply a way to stop thinking about tough subjects. Being able to eliminate that ad hoc argument is important to me to keep people thinking on the subject.)