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    A God who must continuously intervene to produce each sen... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→God is the cause of sensible perceptions in the soul whenever corresponding motions occur in the sensory organs

    A God who must continuously intervene to produce each sensation is less perfect than one whose creation operates through intrinsic programmed coordination.

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    • 1.A self-sustaining system requires less ongoing attention than one needing constant micromanagement, suggesting greater sophistication.
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    • 2.Omnipotence includes the ability to create laws that execute themselves, making delegation of operation more impressive than direct control.
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    • 3.A universe operating through inherent rules displays elegance and economy—hallmarks of superior design versus ad-hoc intervention.
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    • 1.Perfection might require immediate responsiveness to free choices and suffering, making constant awareness and intervention morally superior.
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    • 2.Delegating causal power to creation means accepting limits on divine control, contradicting the traditional definition of omnipotence.
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    • 3.An automatic system cannot account for novel situations or genuine moral agency—suggesting it's actually less perfect, not more.
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