#omnipotent

2025-10-02
Square image, red background, white text. Inspired by the series of WWII propaganda posters from the UK, of which Keep Calm was one. Instead of a crown, an upside down unicursal hexagram. The text is "Work thou thy Will, knowing […] thyself Omnipotent, and thine Habitation Eternity.” from Ζν. De Hoc Modo Dissolutio. in The Book of Wisdom or Folly by Aleister Crowley, quoted and source linked through URL in post
Hermetic Libraryhermeticlibrary
2025-10-02
Square image, red background, white text. Inspired by the series of WWII propaganda posters from the UK, of which Keep Calm was one. Instead of a crown, an upside down unicursal hexagram. The text is "Work thou thy Will, knowing […] thyself Omnipotent, and thine Habitation Eternity.” from Ζν. De Hoc Modo Dissolutio. in The Book of Wisdom or Folly by Aleister Crowley, quoted and source linked through URL in post

Theodicy

Theodicy means “vindication of God.” This is from the Ancient Greek ‘theos’ meaning “god” & ‘dike’ meaning “justice.”

This is an argument in the philosophy of religion that tries to resolve the Problem of Evil, which arises when all power (omnipotence) & all goodness (omnibenevolence) are attributed to God simultaneously.

Theodicy provides a framework in which God & evil’s existence are considered plausible. It’s not trying to show that God & evil can logically coexist. A theodicy is “an answer to the question of who God permits evil” (philosopher Alvin Plantinga).

In this view, theodicy is a theological set-up that tries to vindicate God in response to the Problem of Evil. This looks inconsistent with the existence of an omnipotent & omnibenevolent God.

Another definition of theodicy is the vindication of divine goodness & providence in the view of the existence of evil.

A theodicy shows that it’s reasonable to believe in God despite evidence of evil in the world. It offers a foundation that can account for why evil exists.

Theodicies are developed to answer the question of why a good God allows the manifestation of evil. Thereby resolving the Problem of Evil. Some theodicies also address the Problem of Evil “to make the existence of an all-knowing, all-powerful, & all-good God consistent with the existence of evil or suffering in the world.”

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#AlvinPlantinga #AncientGreek #God #Omnibenevolent #Omnipotent #Theodicy

Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:PogoWasRight@infosec.exchange
2025-09-11

"Omnipotent" of RaidForums wins a round in his long-running extradition case: databreaches.net/2025/09/11/om

U.S. and Portugal both seek his extradition from the U.K. where he was arrested in January 2022 when he went to visit his sick mom.

#RaidForums #Omnipotent #extradition #databreach

Krishna Draws✏️krishnadraws
2025-07-24

I dig combining art and math in new ways.

An omnipotent being with a floating head beams rays from his sockets. The grim reaper and an assorted gang of miscreants surround him.
PSiReN-X :verified_flashing:PSiReN@psiren.eu
2025-01-20

#Meanwhile...

I have a #Question for #PopeFrancis...

#IF #God(s) is/are both #Omniscient and #Omnipotent; how does he/she/it/they/them comply with #GDPR and the #MastodonMechaUnicorn #PrivacyPolicy...?

#DataRetention and #HostingProtocols

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bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002

#Welcome to #TheBBC with #SomeNews and some #DefinitelyNotNews...https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026dxz/cunk-on-life
Deepak Kumar Vasudevanlavanyadeepak
2024-12-17

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His message to everyone . If one does not realizes they will be forced to be at

2024-12-05

I was raised thinking that moral and ethical standards are universals that apply equally to everyone. And these values aren't easily compatible with the kind of #religion that posits a Creator. To my way of thinking, an #omnipotent being who sets up a universe in which thinking beings proliferate, grow old, and die (usually in agony, alone, and in fear) is a cosmic sadist.
―Charles Stross

___________________
#atheism #faith #god

2024-11-21

Theists:
f God can change his mind, he’s not #omniscient.

If God can’t change his mind, he’s not #omnipotent.

Discuss among yourselves.

___________________
#atheism #faith #god

2024-10-02

Theists:
If God can change his mind, he’s not #omniscient.

If God can’t change his mind, he’s not #omnipotent.

Discuss among yourselves.

___________________
#atheism #faith #god

Michael A. Gayed, CFAleadlagreport
2024-09-16

Starlink Wi-Fi will soon be available on United Airlines flights.

This guy is everywhere.

2024-08-24

I was raised thinking that moral and ethical standards are universals that apply equally to everyone. And these values aren't easily compatible with the kind of #religion that posits a Creator. To my way of thinking, an #omnipotent being who sets up a universe in which thinking beings proliferate, grow old, and die (usually in agony, alone, and in fear) is a cosmic sadist.
―Charles Stross

___________________
#atheism #faith #god

2024-08-04

Theists:
If God can change his mind, he’s not #omniscient.

If God can’t change his mind, he’s not #omnipotent.

Discuss among yourselves.

___________________
#atheism #faith #god

2024-06-10

Theists:
If God can change his mind, he’s not #omniscient.

If God can’t change his mind, he’s not #omnipotent.

Discuss among yourselves.

_____________________
#atheism #faith #god

2024-05-15

I was raised thinking that moral and ethical standards are universals that apply equally to everyone. And these values aren't easily compatible with the kind of #religion that posits a Creator. To my way of thinking, an #omnipotent being who sets up a universe in which thinking beings proliferate, grow old, and die (usually in agony, alone, and in fear) is a cosmic sadist.
―Charles Stross

_____________________
#atheism #faith #god

2024-04-16

Theists:
If God can change his mind, he’s not #omniscient.

If God can’t change his mind, he’s not #omnipotent.

Discuss among yourselves.

_____________________
#atheism #faith #god

2024-04-10

@cy

I was taught as a #Catholic that #omniscient is all-knowing and #omnipotent is all-powerful. I'd guess that many were taught the same thing, and that some believe it wholeheartedly.

I haven't seen any statistical data on the subject, so we're both guessing.

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