Originally posted by eaebiakuyaTo be fair we never see what Manhattan is or is not capable of. Arguing for or against Manhattan in terms of feats is useless going both ways. Him saying Manhattan can do something when he never clearly does it but at the same time characters give him the nod of being godlike in stature and having capabilities they aren't sure of. So you arguing he can't do something just because you don't see it is moot as well.
Surfer can do everything you listed here. And he can do even more and in a bigger scale.Still, he dont have a free win over Thor.
Arguing anything about Dr. Manhattan is stupid for both parties trying to argue him both ways. Get over it. His powers and capabilities were never anything important to the character beyond the fact that he was beyond everything else in the Watchmen universe. Hell he could have been Bendis powered Luke Cage level and still at least marginally fulfilled his role in the watchmen series as the lone truly superhuman asset the world knew, looking in at the plights of mere mortals....
edit: I meant to say non-Bendis