Honestly , it really does a great job at it if you think about it . nbspThe base idea is that the deity tries to do a thing that limits itself . Here are the possible things that can happennbspDeity can limit itself . Deity can be limited and is therefore not omnipotent . Deity cannot limit itself . Deity cannot complete something and is therefore not omnipotent . Deity can do two things that are mutually exclusive simultaneously . This is not consistent with our physical laws of the universe and can be dismissed as a moot point , since it does not abide by sound logic and therefore cannot happen in our universe . nbspIn all of these cases , the idea of omnipotence falls apart or contradicts itself . This is entirely what the argument is about .