Resolved: It is logically impossible for the Judeo-Christian Conception of God to Exist.

CaseThe Christian conception of God is an omnipotent being who created the universe from virtually nothing but his own ingenuity. In Genesis 1, God creates the material in the Universe, such as the Sun, the fish, and the insects, and "sees that it is good", implying that he had no prior conception of the objects beforehand; rather, he created the creatures and judged their worth afterwards. The fact that God did not have complete knowledge of his creation beforehand becomes more evident when one examines the fact that he attempted to give Adam, the "first human" all of the other creatures as companions BEFORE he decided that Adam needed a female counterpart in the form of Eve. My contention is that it would have been impossible for God to create anything without any prior conception of it. I invite my readers to join me in a brief thought experiment. Suppose I ask you to think of an apple. Immediately, the image of the apple is conjured in your mind because you have either seen an apple or have been taught what is was. This is knowledge that you gained through the sense of sight. Similarly, if I ask you to think of ONE apple or TWO apples, you are able to see the proper numbers in your mind because someone was able to take advantage of your senses and impart knowledge of mathematical values in your mind. It is clear, therefore, that the senses are key to having knowledge of something. Moya K. Mason explains, "For most types of knowledge, the senses play a major role in the acquisition. Our ability to read the written word or to be able to look at things around us really does help us to learn. To be able to hear sounds and songs of birds and other creatures certainly helps researchers to gather new information: information that can give a clear reading of the reality of a section of the Amazonian rainforest, for example. To be able to look at maps or through telescopes gives us the opportunity to learn many new things. The ability to read Plato's dialogues provides us with knowledgeable insight into a very important philosophical movement. The sense of touch is extremely important for the blind person learning Braille, which has opened up a whole new world of knowledge for the seeing-impaired. " [1] Now suppose, for a moment, that you are an individual who has been locked in a dark room for the entirety of your life, and you have never been introduced to the concept of "apple". If I asked you to picture an apple, you would not be able to simply because you would never have been exposed to the object previously. Moreover, if your eyes had never been exposed to any object at all, you would not be able to conjure images of anything in your mind when asked to. Functionally, having nothing to exercises your senses on is equivalent to not having the senses at all. In addition, in order to create something, I need to have knowledge of the basic building blocks of the particular subject at hand. If I want to build a bridge, I need to have knowledge of wood, bricks, trees, etc. If I want to build a sand castle, I need to know what sand is. If I want to invent calculus, I have to have a conception of numerial values. The Christian conception of God is an individual who, although in possession of limitless senses, comes into being in an empty void, meaning that there is nothing for him to exercise his senses on. Language does not exist, matter does not exist, etc. in this Christian conception of the pre-universe. The basic building blocks of the universe did not exist, and since God's senses could not detect anything, it would have been fundamentally impossible for him to actually have created anything. He would have had no means of expression by which to even think about what he wanted to create. Ergo, it is impossible for a sentient, omnipotent being to have created the universe. Sources 1. . http://www.moyak.com...