Omnipotence cannot work contradictions; it can only effect … - Soame Jenyns

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Omnipotence cannot work contradictions; it can only effect all possible things.

Soame Jenyns

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Soame Jenyns (1 January 1704 – 18 December 1787) was an English writer and Member of Parliament.

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Omnipotence cannot work contradictions; it can only effect all possible things. - Soame Jenyns

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