The original blog post where this is from can be found here. Essentially, Dawson Bethrick argues that Christianity is a walking contradiction. According to Bethrick, the Athanasian Creed "affirms that Jesus is 'both God and Man,' that he is 'fully God, fully man,' that is, both wholly divine and wholly human." From this, one can gather that the Athanasian Creed is arguing that Jesus is both a man and both a divinity. From this identification, that Jesus is both A and B whereas B is not-A and A is not-B, Bethrick observed the following contradictions when considering typical Christian assignments to the nature of God:
It is apparent, then, that a contradiction exists within the nature of Jesus unless one utilizes by fiat an exception to Jesus. That is, that Jesus, by exception, is both divine and human. In other words, it is only by an exception that Jesus is both A and not-A.
- God is uncreated, but man is not uncreated
- God is divine, but man is not divine
- God is supernatural, but man is not supernatural
- God is perfect, but man is not perfect
- God is immutable, but man is not immutable
- God is almighty, but man is not almighty
- God is sovereign, but man is not sovereign
- God is omniscient, but man is not omniscient
- God is omnipotent, but man is not omnipotent
- God is omnipresent, but man is not omnipresence
- God is omnibenevolent, but man is not omnibenevolent
- God is infallible, but man is not infallible
- God is infinite, but man is not infinite
- God is eternal, but man is not eternal
- God is immortal, but man is not immortal
- God is incorporeal, but man is not incorporeal
- God is non-physical, but man is not non-physical
- God is immaterial, but man is not immaterial
- God is incorruptible, but man is not incorruptible
- God is indestructible, but man is not indestructible
And so this reduces to a culminating question. What assigned such an exception, and how can we incorporate it without fiat or circular reasoning?

1 comment:
Hi there.
People have always tried to use logic to argue against religion - it can't be done. These subjects can't be proved logically, whatever thick tomes claim.
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