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Yasa · Apr 21, 2007, 10:20 pm

I'm going to be straight up. Me and Kame have been debating whether or not it does for like 6 pages in the thread "deafault claim for gods existence..."

I would like everyone's imput as to whether the statement "I have the power to do whatever I want" implies omnipotence.

I claim that it most certainly does unless we define limits to the wants. Without clarification of their restrictions, it is most definitely assumed that wants have the potential to be anything. In other words, if I have the power to do what I want, and my wants have the potential to be anything, I would therefore have the power to do anything (omnipotence). Please note that just because I have the potential to want anything, doesn't mean that I will. It's that potential that gives me unlimited power.

What do you guys think?

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Yasa Spiral Out Location: Canada Posts: 503	Does "the power to do whatever I want" imply omnipotence? I'm going to be straight up. Me and Kame have been debating whether or not it does for like 6 pages in the thread "deafault claim for gods existence..." I would like everyone's imput as to whether the statement "I have the power to do whatever I want" implies omnipotence. I claim that it most certainly does unless we define limits to the wants. Without clarification of their restrictions, it is most definitely assumed that wants have the potential to be anything. In other words, if I have the power to do what I want, and my wants have the potential to be anything, I would therefore have the power to do anything (omnipotence). Please note that just because I have the potential to want anything, doesn't mean that I will. It's that potential that gives me unlimited power. What do you guys think? Praying for tidal waves. Learn to swim.