Ohhh, great idea. You have an immortal being of infinite power and wisdom, offering you just about anything you want and you’re going to piss him off.
Forget some common sense here - let’s just mess with the immortal who has probably heard this line a million times before. What could possibly go wrong.
“Mortal, you have earned from me one wish to be granted.”
“I wish for you not to grant me a wish.”
“OK. Done.”
“No, genie, you don’t understand. It’s a joke see - you can’t grant the wish. You can’t give me what I want because then you would be not giving me what I want. It’s a paradox. See? It’s impossible. I just proved you don’t have unlimited cosmic powers.”
“Sure. No worries. See you later then.”
“No wait, what about my wish?”
“You had it. I granted it.”
“No, that’s not possible, I still have a wish right?”
Pooof! Genie disappears.
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