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    It is not the case that A state of affairs wrongly analyzed as requiring causal absence does not impose a genuine logical limit on omnipotence; it merely reflects a contested and potentially mistaken theory of freedom.

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    • 1.Libertarians argue that genuine alternative possibilities require causal openness; compatibilism merely redefines 'freedom' to fit determinism.
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    • 2.Calling the causal-absence requirement 'potentially mistaken' begs the question; it requires independent argument, not dismissal as theoretical.
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    • 3.If an omnipotent being causes all acts, no agent has alternative possibilities—making the distinction between genuine and illusory freedom real.
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    • 1.Compatibilist theories of freedom (like Frankfurt cases) show free will can exist with causal determinism, undermining the necessity of causal absence.
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    • 2.The claim that omnipotence requires logical possibility, not metaphysical necessity, leaves room for libertarian freedom under divine omnipotence.
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    • 3.If causal absence is required for freedom, then omnipotent beings creating free agents becomes logically incoherent—a reductio against the premise.
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