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    It is not the case that The conflict between omnipotence and omnibenevolence can be resolved by redefining omnipotence as optimal power rather than maximal power.

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    • 1.Omni-theists can define 'omnipotent' as optimally powerful rather than maximally powerful.
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    • 2.The optimal degree of power may fall short of maximal power if maximal power rules out possessing the optimal degree of some other perfection, such as moral goodness.
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    • 3.A being that is optimally powerful and morally good faces no internal contradiction.
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