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Originally Posted by CSflim
Unexpected? How could something be unexpected?
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It depends on your definition of omni-whatever - if god created the garden of eden only to be frustrated by Adam and Eve's disregard of his commandments, it suggests he didn't know what they were going to do - so in the bible's interpretation at least, the almighty doesn't have:
a) 20/20 foresight
b) the ability (or perhaps the desire) to control our minds
c) Omnipotence/Omnicience
If he knows everything that was, and is and will be, then there can't be such a thing as free-will, (which is arguable anyway) everything we do has already been done as far as he's concerned.
Some people's conception of God is that of a 'mere' creator, who set things in motion, and continues to be surprised by events. A truely omniscient being (one who knows everything past/present and future) with omnipotence must, by definition, be able to limit his powers in a way that can't be reversed. If he's capable of that, and has an eternity of existance, it can only be a matter of time before he tries it out.
If you had an eternity to express your powers, does that mean you'd use all your powers at least once - even the ones that were permanently limiting?