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    Challenges→No agent, not even an omnipotent one, can bring it about that (a) obtains.

    If omnipotence means God is bound by no external constraints whatsoever, then the 'impossibility' of changing the past merely reflects our modal intuitions, not a genuine limit on divine power.

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    Key Terms

    Divine power(as used in theology and philosophy of religion)
    In theology, the unlimited ability and strength that God (or a deity) is believed to possess.
    Modal intuitions(evidence the theist relies on to support their case)
    Our gut feelings about what's possible, impossible, or necessary in the world.
    external constraints(used to describe what might limit God's power)
    Limits or restrictions that come from outside sources, rather than from within something itself.
    modal(in logic and metaphysics)
    Dealing with possibility and necessity—questions about what could be true, what must be true, and what's merely contingent (could go either way).
    omnipotence(Bruno's theological framework)

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