beriukay comments on [SEQ RERUN] Why Are Individual IQ Differences OK? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: beriukay 11 October 2011 11:25:19AM 2 points [-]

There they go again... as soon as you posit an omniscient character in a story, you run headlong into contradiction.

Comment author: DanielLC 11 October 2011 06:50:41PM 2 points [-]

What contradiction? I understand that in most Christian churches, they weren't supposed to eat from the tree of life, but according to Mormons, they were. If they somehow didn't, that would have thrown off the plan. Or am I misunderstanding you?

Comment author: beriukay 12 October 2011 07:16:18AM 2 points [-]

Sorry, I was a bit vague. I was thinking about how claiming it is part of the plan was a dodge around questioning why god would be surprised of this outcome, but that it throws any claims of benevolence under the bus. But also how god often had these tests for people (Abraham, Job, Moses), and that were he omniscient, this would be either stupid or evil to do. I suppose were I to be more precise with that quip, I should say that any character that is omniscient will run into contradiction if you posit them to have just about any additional abilities.