A thought experiment consisting of two scenarios and follow up questions:
Scenario A: In this scenario, we have an apparently omniscient Being. As far as the Being is aware, it knows and understands everything that there is to know and understand. It is also the case, in this scenario, that the being happens to be correct that it knows and understands everything there is to know and understand.
Scenario B: This scenario is identical to the first in, insofar as we have an apparently omniscient Being that appears to know and understand everything there is to know and understand. The only difference is, that in this scenario, the being is wrong.
Question A: How could an omniscient Being determine which of the two scenarios it was actually in?
Question B: Is the Being really omniscient, if it cannot even determine which of the two scenarios it inhabits?
Question C: Is omniscience possible?
Scenario A: In this scenario, we have an apparently omniscient Being. As far as the Being is aware, it knows and understands everything that there is to know and understand. It is also the case, in this scenario, that the being happens to be correct that it knows and understands everything there is to know and understand.
Scenario B: This scenario is identical to the first in, insofar as we have an apparently omniscient Being that appears to know and understand everything there is to know and understand. The only difference is, that in this scenario, the being is wrong.
Question A: How could an omniscient Being determine which of the two scenarios it was actually in?
Question B: Is the Being really omniscient, if it cannot even determine which of the two scenarios it inhabits?
Question C: Is omniscience possible?
