Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Omnipotence
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Description: The theistic thesis that God has maximal power. By Joshua Hoffman and Gary Rosenkrantz.
Omnipotence (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) First published Tue May 21, 2002; substantive revision Thu Jan 12, 2012 Omnipotence is maximal power. Maximal greatness (or perfection) includes omnipotence. According to traditional Western theism, God is maximally great (or perfect), and therefore is omnipotent. Omnipotence seems puzzling, even paradoxical, to many philosophers. They wonder, for example, whether God can create a spherical cube, or make a stone so massive that he cannot move it. Is there a consistent analysis of omnipotence? What are the implications of such an analysis for the nature of God?
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