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One God

A Vestigial Mote

Well-Known Member
1. Increasing the number of gods passed one, intrinsically limits the power of them all.

I found this idea interesting. Where else would this apply? Could you say that increasing the number of humans past one limits the power of us all? I don't think you could. Does increasing the number of deer past one limit the power of all deer? Limiting the power of one star past one limit the power of them all? I would patently say "no" in just about every case you could bring up. I think maybe what you meant was that increasing the number of Gods/leaders past one limits the power of each individual - or, more precisely, divides the purview of the leadership of each that much further. However, what it does not necessarily do is limit the power of "them all".

What difference does it truly make if there is one leader or more if the leading is being done in a satisfactory manner?
 

Tumah

Veteran Member
I found this idea interesting. Where else would this apply? Could you say that increasing the number of humans past one limits the power of us all? I don't think you could. Does increasing the number of deer past one limit the power of all deer? Limiting the power of one star past one limit the power of them all? I would patently say "no" in just about every case you could bring up. I think maybe what you meant was that increasing the number of Gods/leaders past one limits the power of each individual - or, more precisely, divides the purview of the leadership of each that much further. However, what it does not necessarily do is limit the power of "them all".

What difference does it truly make if there is one leader or more if the leading is being done in a satisfactory manner?
I gave two examples of how that could be true.
1. Any decision that one would have, would necessarily be dependent on the other's acquiescence.
2. Each one's power would be limited to that which is not the other.

I don't think the question is about leadership ability but in omnipotence.
 
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