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    Challenges→Pascal's God — conceived as absolutely perfect — should be assigned higher probability than conceptions of rival Gods.

    A maximally simple deity — one with a single, undifferentiated attribute — would score higher on Occam's razor than a being requiring the coherent co-instantiation of multiple distinct perfections.

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    Co-instantiation(as used in metaphysics)
    Multiple different things existing or occurring together at the same time in the same entity.
    Maximally simple(as used in philosophy of religion)
    Having the absolute minimum amount of complexity or parts; nothing could be reduced further without losing what it is.
    Occam's Razor(Philosophy of science)
    A principle favoring more ontologically parsimonious theories over less parsimonious ones.
    Undifferentiated attribute(as used in theology)
    A single quality or characteristic that doesn't break down into separate, distinct parts.
    perfections(metaphysics and philosophy of God)

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