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    God does everything He desires and is able to do — Carmelics
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    God does everything He desires and is able to do

    Universalism
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    • 1.Omnipotence means having all power; a being lacking power to do what it desires wouldn't be truly omnipotent.
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    • 2.Perfect freedom requires absence of external constraints; an omnipotent being has no external constraints limiting desires.
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    • 3.God's desires are perfectly aligned with His nature; therefore desiring something entails it being good to accomplish.
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    • 1.The problem of evil: a God who desires world without suffering yet permits vast suffering seems unable or unwilling to act.
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    • 2.Self-limitation appears necessary: an omnipotent God might desire to create beings with genuine free will, which constrains His direct actions.
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    • 3.Logical impossibilities may constrain even omnipotence; desires for logical contradictions (square circles) remain unfulfilled.
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