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    Challenges→A second god cannot be a necessary condition of the existence of at least one concrete object distinct from itself, given that a first god is a causally sufficient condition (in the strong sense) of the existence of at least one contingent being.

    Causal sufficiency in a deterministic sense does not preclude the logical possibility that a second deity's sustaining activity is metaphysically necessary for continued existence.

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    Metaphysically necessary(as used in modal metaphysics)
    Something that must be true in all possible ways the world could be; it's not just true in our world but couldn't possibly be false in any imaginable scenario.
    Preclude(as used in logic and argumentation)
    To prevent something from happening or to rule something out.
    causal sufficiency(Causal modeling and directed acyclic graphs (DAGs))
    A set of variables V is causally sufficient if there is no variable W omitted from V such that, if added to V, it would be a direct cause of two variables already in V.
    deterministic(describing the nature of the empirical world)
    Operating under the principle that every event is caused by prior events in an unbreakable chain, leaving no room for genuine freedom or choice.
    logical possibility

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    A state of affairs that is not ruled out by the laws of logic; distinct from physical or metaphysical possibility
    sustaining activity(theology and philosophy of religion)
    The idea that God continuously keeps something in existence or keeps it working, rather than just creating it once and letting it go.

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