• magnusrufus@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    An omnipotent god needs, by definition, be equally able and likely to be exceedingly cruel as wellwilling.

    How do you figure that?

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      8 months ago

      As i said, by definition. If there is anything holding such a deity from doing one thing, or the other, it is unable to do all things, thus not omnipotent.

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        8 months ago

        I think it would help if I knew what definition you were using, I’m not sure where the equally likely part comes from. I think there would be a distinction between an omnipotent being being able to do a thing and choosing to do a thing.