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    Asymmetric dependence requires numerical distinctness bet... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The omniscience of God is dependent on God, and not vice versa.

    Asymmetric dependence requires numerical distinctness between relata, which the doctrine of divine simplicity explicitly denies.

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    • 1.Asymmetric dependence (A depends on B, but not vice versa) logically requires A and B to be distinct entities with different modal profiles.
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    • 2.Divine simplicity entails God's identity with all His attributes, making numerical distinctness between God and His properties impossible.
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    • 3.If God and creation are not numerically distinct, creation cannot asymmetrically depend on God without God equally depending on creation.
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    • 1.Asymmetric dependence may require only conceptual or logical distinctness, not numerical distinctness—these are separable notions.
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    • 2.Divine simplicity defenders argue God's properties are identical-without-distinction, allowing asymmetry despite lack of numerical multiplicity.
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    • 3.The argument conflates dependence relations with the ontological status of relata; identity doesn't entail symmetric dependence relations.
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