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    Supports→One cannot credibly defend the metaphysical possibility of a plurality of coexistent omnipotent agents by drawing an analogy with the phenomenon of quantum entanglement.

    Omnipotence, as analyzed by Wierenga and Flint, is defined over logically possible actions, making it governed by modal necessity rather than physical law.

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    • 1.Logical possibility provides an objective, non-arbitrary boundary that preserves omnipotence without requiring contradictions.
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    • 2.Modal necessity governs all rational agents, so omnipotent beings respecting logical laws demonstrates rationality, not limitation.
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    • 3.Physical laws are contingent; logical laws are necessary. True omnipotence must transcend contingency, not be bound by it.
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    • 1.Restricting omnipotence to logical possibility assumes logic exists independently of God, limiting divine sovereignty over reality.
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    • 2.The distinction between logical and physical possibility itself depends on metaphysical assumptions that theism need not accept.
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    • 3.Classical omnipotence claims power over all states of affairs. Logical possibility is a state of affairs God could transcend.
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