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Old 07-31-2003, 01:14 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally posted by Moonduck
If one can accept the idea of omniscience, would it not therefore be less of a stretch to accept telekinesis?
No problems accepting telekinesis, but you're demanding that omniscience always leads to telekinesis so your BIAV can always assure itself of a beer supply. Omniscience and omnipotence are two different things. Whilst anything omnipotent could know anything (after all, it can do anything so no problems gaining any old knowledge) I don't see why it would work the other way round. You can know things without being able to do them!
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