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    Challenges→Aseity is not essential to divinity (i.e., not essential for being worthy of worship).

    A being receiving existence or perfections from an external source inherits a prior metaphysical debt, which structurally disqualifies it as a fitting terminus of ultimate religious devotion.

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    Key Terms

    debt(as used in metaphysics)
    Here, it means an obligation or dependence owed; in this context, a being is 'indebted' because it relies on something else for its existence.
    existence(Kant's analysis in the Critique of Pure Reason as applied to the ontological argument)
    Not a real predicate or positive determination; it does not add to or enlarge the concept of a subject.
    external source(as used in metaphysics)
    Something outside of or separate from a being that causes or provides something to it.
    metaphysical(Ayer's Logical Positivist usage)
    Language that purports to refer beyond the physical world and lacks empirical consequences, which Ayer classifies as not literally significant
    perfections(metaphysics and philosophy of God)

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    In philosophical theology, the supreme qualities or attributes (like knowledge, power, or goodness) that are thought to exist in God and can serve as models for understanding other things.
    structurally disqualifies(as used in logic and metaphysics)
    Removes from consideration or makes unsuitable by its very nature or design; something built into how that thing works prevents it from fitting a role.
    terminus(Contrasted with subiectum in theories of transmutation)
    The end-point or term of a change
    ultimate religious devotion(as used in theology)
    The highest form of worship or spiritual dedication; the most worthy object of religious faith and reverence.

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