[Avodah] what G-d can't do

[Stuart Feldhamer]

> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 10:37:45PM -0400, Stuart Feldhamer wrote:
> : Why must it be impossible? Perhaps G-d can change the past, but
> won't.

To which RMB replied:
> Change the past? What does that mean?

I don't want to argue temporal mechanics and/or metaphysics with you, so
I'll rephrase. Perhaps G-d by convention only works within the boundaries of
the physical universe when exercising hashgacha pratit. In other words, he
could theoretically convert a boy to a girl in the womb (that is the example
I'm thinking of, it's foolish to pray that you'll have a boy vs. girl after
pregnancy occurs), but won't, as a matter of principle, for reasons that we
cannot comprehend.

Stuart