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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well, omnipotency is out, I believe. An omnipotent god needs, by definition, be equally able and likely to be exceedingly cruel as wellwilling. The question is, why would such a god hav given Noah the task of building an arc in the first place?

And the question of humanities "free will" is another nail in the coffin. Either humans only have free will for as much as whatever whim the omnipotent god allows for, or of the free will is immutable, then there is one thing the "omnipotent" god can't do, and thus omnipotence is out...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

How do you figure that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.