wedrifid comments on Absolute Authority - Less Wrong

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Comment author: HonoreDB 04 March 2011 01:38:17AM 0 points [-]

Are omnipotence and omniscience logically distinct? One can "know how to do something" or "be able to learn something."

Comment author: wedrifid 04 March 2011 07:00:18AM 0 points [-]

Are omnipotence and omniscience logically distinct? One can "know how to do something" or "be able to learn something."

Yes, they are distinct. One can "know it is impossible to do something", for example.