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Musings about omnipotence and perfection.
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RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection.
January 22, 2011 at 7:44 pm
If there really is such a being as can be called God, God need not be omnipotent.

Perhaps what is called omnipotence is a misunderstanding based on relative capability. If ants could understand humans, perhaps humans might seem omnipotent to them.

A being that could create the universe (not implying that any such being is needed for the universe to exist) might well be termed omnipotent without possessing true omnipotence.
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Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Edwardo Piet - January 18, 2011 at 6:22 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Ashendant - January 18, 2011 at 6:30 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Darwinian - January 18, 2011 at 6:31 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Watson - January 21, 2011 at 11:00 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by theVOID - February 8, 2011 at 9:19 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Watson - January 21, 2011 at 1:05 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Watson - January 23, 2011 at 4:09 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by FadingW - January 22, 2011 at 7:44 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Ryft - January 29, 2011 at 10:43 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Ryft - January 30, 2011 at 10:33 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Minimalist - January 30, 2011 at 11:42 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by annatar - January 30, 2011 at 1:04 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by annatar - February 1, 2011 at 7:27 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Rwandrall - February 4, 2011 at 8:18 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Ryft - February 5, 2011 at 11:30 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Rayaan - February 7, 2011 at 3:36 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Ryft - February 8, 2011 at 3:00 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by theVOID - February 8, 2011 at 10:34 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Ryft - February 9, 2011 at 1:09 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by theVOID - February 9, 2011 at 4:12 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Ryft - February 10, 2011 at 4:19 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by theVOID - February 15, 2011 at 8:08 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Godschild - February 14, 2011 at 11:45 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Speakeasy - February 15, 2011 at 12:29 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Speakeasy - February 15, 2011 at 4:22 am
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Rayaan - February 15, 2011 at 2:03 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by Watson - February 15, 2011 at 7:12 pm
RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection. - by theVOID - February 16, 2011 at 5:48 pm

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