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Old 11-13-2007, 06:38 AM
Lestat Lestat is offline
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Default Re: Crazy Question about Omnipotence

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omniscience- The capacity to know everything.

omnipotent - Having unlimited power, force or authority.

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Ok, so why do you say: <font color="blue">"No he will not know this." </font> in response to:

<font color="green"> If God is omnisentient, then He already knows that Sam will be fatally hit by a bus tomorrow at 2PM. </font>

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If God has the capacity to know everything, then He should know how and when Sam will die. Seems pretty straight forward to me.
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Old 11-13-2007, 06:43 AM
tame_deuces tame_deuces is offline
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Default Re: Crazy Question about Omnipotence

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omniscience- The capacity to know everything.

omnipotent - Having unlimited power, force or authority.

pokervintage

[/ QUOTE ]

Ok, so why do you say: <font color="blue">"No he will not know this." </font> in response to:

<font color="green"> If God is omnisentient, then He already knows that Sam will be fatally hit by a bus tomorrow at 2PM. </font>

??

If God has the capacity to know everything, then He should know how and when Sam will die. Seems pretty straight forward to me.

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I'm not sold on this. We could just claim that god knows everything that _could_ happen (aka. anything since we assume omnipotency) and is free to chose which.
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