Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27864278-20170201121340/@comment-30766268-20180509154541

well, they are more of a power level ranks.

nigh omnipotent is a level of power, while omnipotence is actually more of a state of being.

to put it simply, everything which is regarded as an omnipotent power is immediatelly above everything else, and there is no way to overcome it.

that's a definition of this state.

nigh omnipotence is basically everything from simple reality warping to the point you are seemingly omnipotent.

as of the psionics vs magic, still, the point I made is the same:

if a user of psionic is fighting against a magician, and both of them are using the same ability, for example, shooting a fire ball, the process of the creation of the attack in psionics is far more difficult and complex then in magic.

if we would say both have teleportation, then the user of psionics would need to regard the way he teleport, is it by moving his particles, is it by warping space, etc, while the magician would jsut disappear and reappear in an instant, jut by snaping his fingers or something.

if it's about telekinesis, it's still holds the same weight, because using psionics limits you to the realm of physics, while magic exists on the metaphysical realm.

basically, if you are a user of psionics, and you are using telekinesis, you need to regard the laws of motions and thermodynamics, the laws of neuton, nuclear physics (if you manipulate sub atomic particles) and more, and for each action you make, there would be so many different effects you must consider before each action, or else you might tear appart the entire battle field.

while, with magic, on the other hand, you could jsut use telekinesis, and everything would be fine.

becuase magic does not obey the laws of physics, it exists above them.

when you see in many sci-fi stories someone using psionics to do such a thing, and it all works out fine, that's just because of lazy writing and lack of understanding.

when a character is using magic, however, that's because it's the nature of the concept.

if we would compare the two while they both use the same ability, for example, telekinesis, or fire manipulation, but each one in his own way, then we are going to end up with the magician winning, because his way is way simplier, and can achive results the other one can't achive.

if you are going to let each one of them to use a different ability, then yeah, sure, the psionics one can win, if it's a situation in which the psionics one is a well trained psychic who can use telekinesis to manipulate sub atomic particles and can warp reality, while the magician jsut foudn out he is a magician, and doesn't know anything but summoning one fire ball, throwing it on the enemy, and then passing out from exhaustion.

then, yeah, he would win.

but if we are speaking about an even ground, then the magician would win.