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    It is not the case that God's omnipotence is constrained by His wisdom such that not all of God's volitions become practical volitions

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    • 1.Divine simplicity entails that God's will, wisdom, and power are identical in substance, not distinct faculties that can constrain one another.
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    • 2.If wisdom and will are really distinct in God, this introduces composition into the divine nature, violating the classical theistic doctrine of divine simplicity.
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    • 3.Therefore, the model of wisdom 'holding volitions in check' presupposes an incoherent internal division within an absolutely simple being.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Descartes argued that God's omnipotence is absolute and that eternal truths, including those of reason and wisdom, are themselves freely created by divine will.
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    • 2.If God's wisdom is itself a product of His will rather than an independent standard, then wisdom cannot serve as an external constraint on divine volition.
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    • 3.A constraint that is itself willed by the very faculty it is said to constrain provides no genuine limitation on omnipotence, only a contingent self-ordering.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.God's wisdom does not permit Him to will certain things or act in certain ways
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    • 2.A will that violates wisdom cannot become a practical (efficacious) volition
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    • 3.God's wisdom holds His volitions in check
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