Quote:
|
Originally Posted by MageB420666
Well, it depends on which of the powers two powers that god has as being the dominant power:
Omnipotence: Sure he can change his mind, he has the power to do anything.
Omniscience: No, he can't change his mind because he already knows everything, including his decisions and actions, there is no possible way for him to change his mind, because then he wouldn't have known what he was going to do and therefore wouldn't be omniscient.
I personally don't really have a belief on this, seeing as I have not found/discovered/created the spiritual viewpoint that fits me best, but since knowledge is power, omnipotence must then be based on omniscience, because you have to know everything to be able to change/affect everything, so god cannot change his mind, since his omnipotence is based on his omniscience.
|
I don't know if the phrasing should be "cannot change his mind" but rather should be "has no reason to change". I think that the meshing of omniscience with free will creates certain situations where it only seems God changes his mind.
I always thought that omniscience was based on omnipotence, e.g. "I am all powerful. I want to know what is going on, and of course I can do that."