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    It is not the case that If a second god is a necessary condition for the persistence of contingent beings, it remains a necessary condition of their existence even when a first god is sufficient for their initiation.

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    • 1.If a first god sufficiently initiates contingent beings, their persistence conditions are already embedded in their created nature.
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    • 2.Positing multiple necessary conditions for the same effect violates parsimony unless causal roles are demonstrably distinct.
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    • 3.A being sufficient to create ex nihilo possesses power to sustain; denying this requires unexplained asymmetry in divine capability.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Existence and persistence are metaphysically distinct: initiation requires different causal powers than maintaining being through time.
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    • 2.Contingent beings require continuous causal support against non-existence, not merely initial actualization from potentiality.
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    • 3.A first cause need not possess all perfections; a second agent could specialize in sustaining what another agent brought into being.
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