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    It is not the case that If omnipotence is coherently defined as 'power to do all logically possible things,' then God's inability to coerce free agents is no limitation at all.

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    • 1.The definition smuggles in constraints: calling something 'logically impossible' to avoid the coercion problem just restates the difficulty rather than solving it.
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    • 2.If God can't actualize all states of affairs that beings can conceive (free obedience), omnipotence seems limited regardless of logical vocabulary.
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    • 3.Classical omnipotence meant power over actuality itself; restricting it to 'logical possibility' fundamentally changes what omnipotence claims to be.
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    • 1.Logical possibility is constrained by the laws of logic, not external limits; coercing free choices violates logical coherence itself.
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    • 2.Omnipotence means maximal power within coherence; inability to perform incoherent acts doesn't reduce power, just defines its proper scope.
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    • 3.A free agent's choice cannot simultaneously be both freely chosen and coerced—this is a conceptual impossibility, not a power limitation.
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