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Author Topic:   Can God create another God?
PaulK
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Message 101 of 224 (481778)
09-12-2008 2:15 PM
Reply to: Message 100 by Open MInd
09-12-2008 2:04 PM


Re: Let See What Others Think
Bluejay's argument makes sense.
Your argument seems to have the hidden assumption that if God were to cede any of his omnipotence He would cease to be God. BlueJay does not make that assumption.
So I have to say that Bluejay is being more logical, in that he does not rely on an important and non-obvious hidden assumption.

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PaulK
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Message 120 of 224 (482027)
09-14-2008 5:02 AM
Reply to: Message 119 by Open MInd
09-13-2008 9:48 PM


Re: Let See What Others Think
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Did you even read what you were writing?
I know you find it impossible to believe that people could disagree with you,but I did indeed mean to say exactly what I said.
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How can an omnipotent being cede anything.
Given that it is omnipotent the question should be why it would be unable to do it. In the absence of a good reason (and "it would succeed" is not a good reason !) we should assume that it can do it.
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It would have to retain all of its omnipotents in order to remain omnipotent.
Since "not remaining omnipotent" is the intent your objection is not valid. Did you even read what you wrote ?
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What I am saying is not an assumption, but it is a logical equivalent.
It's not an assumption but it is the logical equivalent of an assumption ? What is it then ?
Edited by PaulK, : No reason given.

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