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    It is not the case that God is free of matter-form composition, potency-act composition, and existence-essence composition.

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    Reasons For

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.Aquinas himself distinguishes God's intellect, will, and power as conceptually distinct attributes with different formal objects.
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    • 2.If distinct formal objects correspond to real intentional structures in God, then existence-essence composition cannot be wholly absent.
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    • 3.Scotus's formal distinction demonstrates that real non-identity between divine attributes is coherent without reducing God to a composite of separable parts.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.God's free creative acts are contingent, while God's nature is necessary, implying a real distinction between God's will and essence.
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    • 2.A real distinction between two aspects of a being constitutes a form of composition, contradicting absolute simplicity.
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    Reasons Against

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    • God lacks metaphysical parts or ontological constituents.
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