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To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (39106)	6/4/1999 7:08:00 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

An Omnipotent being is without limited potency. So, there could not be a limit to lifting capacity.

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (39106)	6/5/1999 8:27:00 AM
From: nihil	Respond to of 108807

Something's got to give ...

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (39106)	6/5/1999 11:23:00 AM
From: E	Respond to of 108807

<<<If a being is truly omnipotent, does that mean that that being could create an object so massive that s/he could not lift it?>>> Yeah, s/he could do this: "Object, be too big for me to lift! Oh, how heavy, I can't lift it, better use my omnipotence to take care of this. Self, be strong enough to lift that object! Oh, good, now I can lift it! But just to see whether I can do it, I'd better use my omnipotence to create an even bigger one. Object, be too big for me to lift! Oh, how heavy...."