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    It is not the case that A definition can be theoretically adequate by specifying what suffices for omnipotence without also capturing every necessary condition, as Aquinas's power-based accounts similarly proceed.

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    • 1.Omnipotence differs from ordinary concepts: it's maximally normative, requiring necessary conditions to avoid incoherence.
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    • 2.A definition missing necessary conditions for omnipotence risks falsely attributing the property to non-omnipotent beings.
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    • 3.Aquinas's account itself claims to capture essential features of omnipotence, not merely sufficient practical conditions.
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    • 1.Definitions often succeed by identifying sufficient conditions without exhausting necessity (e.g., 'bachelor' via unmarried male).
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    • 2.Aquinas's account proves that power-based definitions of omnipotence are historically viable and theologically productive.
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    • 3.Theoretical adequacy for attributes like omnipotence requires functional clarity, not metaphysical completeness of all conditions.
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