The question, “Can God create a rock He can’t lift?” is a standard nonsensical atheist riddle, aiming to inquire if God can cease to be God. It highlights a perceived logical contradiction within the concept of Omnipotence, questioning whether an Omnipotent being can create a rock so heavy that even He cannot lift it.

This scenario challenges the notion of unlimited power, suggesting a task that may exceed even an Omnipotent being’s capabilities. However, the flaw lies in the question itself, not in God. Anyone can pose a faulty question—a contradiction in terms, mere words strung together without a real basis.

It parallels asking someone to draw a square circle or a rectangular triangle, constituting a rational impossibility that contradicts fundamental principles of logic and reason. Such queries are logically impossible or inconsistent within a rational framework.

Stating that God was or is human, or part human, also constitutes a rational impossibility that contradicts fundamental principles of logic.

Shaykh Shadee Elmasry elaborates: