[chezlaw]

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If you interpret the word omnipotent literally, ie powerful above and beyond the constraints of logic, space and time -then you really can't say anything at all about god in terms of philosophy. You can say 'yes he can' and 'no he can't' in the same breath about the original premise, or any premise, and it's not lacking in sense.

I think the literal interpretation of the word is reasonable, but if you go that route it has to end any debate about anything related to god's powers because it takes away all the tools we use to discuss.

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It takes away all out tools to understand what omnipotence means. Its literaly beyond reason. Its even beyond faith in that you cant really believe something if you don't have some idea what it means.

That just leaves a vague kind of faith where you believe something is true just because someone says it is, even when you and the person who wrote it cant understood it. [so you have to believe its direct from a god who knows you cant understand it].

chez