Originally Posted by
Maeni
Let's assume the existence of a creatorless, omniscient, and omnipotent being, A.
This being now creates a second omnipotent and omniscient being, B, but with a few tweaks. Firstly, B does not know about the existence of A and believes itself to be eternal. Secondly, B cannot even detect A. You now have a being that, if A steps out of the picture, is exactly as powerful as A - but who has been manipulated unknowingly. A now has to conclude that he too could have come from similar circumstances and now has to accept that he may or may not be manipulated. Like us, A can now logically reach the conclusion that the only thing he can be absolutely sure of is that he exists - everything else may be an illusion and a trick.