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    It is not the case that A solitary divine Person could not flourish.

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    Reasons For

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    • 1.Classical theism holds that God is perfectly self-sufficient and actus purus, requiring no external relation for maximal flourishing.
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    • 2.Aristotle's self-thinking thought (Metaphysics Lambda) models divine perfection as reflexive intellection, not interpersonal love.
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    • 3.If God's flourishing required another, this would introduce dependency incompatible with divine aseity and omniperfection.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Premise P1 conflates a contingent human psychological need for relationship with a necessary condition for any form of flourishing.
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    • 2.Mystic traditions from Plotinus to Meister Eckhart locate the highest good in self-contained contemplative unity, not relational love.
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    • 3.An omniscient being's perfect self-knowledge may itself constitute a sufficiently rich intentional object for complete flourishing.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.It is inconceivable that a divine Person should flourish without loving another.
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    • 2.The love of finite selves alone would not be sufficient for a divine Person's flourishing.
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    • 3.A solitary divine Person would have no other divine Person to love.
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