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    Challenges→Divine omnipotence is equivalent to God's ability to bring about anything that is good.

    A being whose power is bounded by goodness lacks the ability to do evil, making omnipotence derivative of omnibenevolence rather than a primary attribute.

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    • 1.Logical necessity cannot constrain omnipotence; a being cannot do the logically impossible (e.g., create a square circle) without losing coherence.
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    • 2.If goodness is essential to a being's nature, acting against it is metaphysically impossible for that being, like omniscience precluding false belief.
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    • 3.True power is doing what one fundamentally wills; a perfectly good being willing only good acts has maximal, not diminished, power over its choices.
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    • 1.Omnipotence traditionally means power over all logically possible states; restricting it to 'only good acts' narrows its scope and makes it conditional.
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    • 2.A being that cannot do evil is constrained by its nature in a way an unconstrained omnipotent being is not, making the latter metaphysically superior.
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    • 3.Goodness can be a free choice only if evil remains a genuine alternative; necessity eliminates moral agency and the virtue that makes goodness praiseworthy.
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