(April 5, 2012 at 7:00 am)Faith No More Wrote:Perhaps Wrote:To be willing does not necessitate actual doing. For example, I'm willing to call my best friend bob, but that doesn't mean I'm going to (especially since that isn't his name). This also does not contradict omnipotence.
If calling your friend bob would prevent extreme emotional and physical trauma, would you still refrain from doing it? This is the essence of the quote which your analogy fails to address.
In regards to omnipotence, being willing and able doesn't contradict its meaning. As for the idea that it is malevolent to let someone suffer, perhaps that is true, or perhaps there are occasions when it is necessary.
I just tried to analyze the argument for validity, not for its meaning. If it fails the validity test then it isn't worth presenting as an argument in favor of contradiction.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
