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    It is not the case that Each divine idea is really infinite.

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    Reasons For

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    • 1.Divine ideas function as intentional objects of divine cognition, and intentional objects derive their properties from their representational content, not from the mental act that contains them.
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    • 2.The representational content of an idea of a finite creature (e.g., a specific triangle) is determined by the finite nature it represents, not by the infinite medium through which it is known.
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    • 3.Therefore, real identity with an infinite substrate does not entail that the idea qua representational object is itself infinite.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Aquinas establishes in Summa Theologiae I q.15 that divine ideas are properly distinguished by their relations to distinct finite creatures, introducing a real plurality of aspects within the divine intellect.
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    • 2.A genuinely infinite entity cannot be individuated or bounded by relation to finite things without contradiction, since infinity excludes the kind of limitation that permits individuating distinctions.
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    • 3.If each divine idea is really infinite, the plurality of distinct divine ideas becomes incoherent, yielding an unacceptable collapse into a single undifferentiated idea.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Ideas are really identical with the Divine Nature.
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    • 2.The Divine Nature is essentially infinite and incomprehensible.
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    • 3.If X is really identical with Y, X partakes of Y's essential properties.
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