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The omnipotence paradox is a family of paradoxes that arise with some understandings of the term omnipotent. The paradox arises, for example, if one assumes that an omnipotent being has no limits and is capable of realizing any outcome, even a logically contradictory one such as creating a square circle.
Omnipotence paradox: Can an omnipotent being create a rock too heavy for itself to lift? Polanyi's paradox : "We know more than we can tell", Polanyi's paradox brings to attention the cognitive phenomenon that there exist tasks which human beings understand intuitively how to perform but cannot verbalise the rules behind.
Epicurus was not an atheist, although he rejected the idea of a god concerned with human affairs; followers of Epicureanism denied the idea that there was no god. While the conception of a supreme, happy and blessed god was the most popular during his time, Epicurus rejected such a notion, as he considered it too heavy a burden for a god to have to worry about all the problems in the world.
The argument from free will, also called the paradox of free will or theological fatalism, contends that omniscience and free will are incompatible and that any conception of God that incorporates both properties is therefore inconceivable.
Infini Rien: Pascal's Wager and the Human Paradox. The Journal of the History of Philosophy Monograph Series. Southern Illinois University Press. Cargile, James (1992). "Pascal's Wager". In Geivett, R. Douglas; Sweetman, Brendan (eds.). Contemporary Perspectives on Religious Epistemology. Oxford University Press. pp. 283–289. ISBN 9780195073249.
Omnipotence is the quality of having unlimited power. Monotheistic religions generally attribute omnipotence only to the deity of their faith. In the monotheistic religious philosophy of Abrahamic religions , omnipotence is often listed as one of God 's characteristics, along with omniscience , omnipresence , and omnibenevolence .
4X is a subgenre of strategy video games.The term is a loose acronym of "explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate", coined in 1993 to describe the gameplay of Master of Orion.
His response to the paradox is "They surrender." In the original Knight Rider television series from 1982, KITT brings up the irresistible force paradox when Michael asks him how they could defeat K.A.R.R., who is built the same as KITT. This is in the ninth episode of season 1, named "Trust Doesn't Rust", first aired November 19, 1982.