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    Challenges→God must be rather than have his attributes (the doctrine of divine simplicity).

    If real distinctions are intelligible for creatures, the burden of proof falls on the divine simplicity theorist to show why analogical extension of such distinctions to God is categorically blocked rather than merely inappropriate.

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    Categorically blocked(logic and metaphysics)
    Completely prevented or impossible in a fundamental way, as opposed to just being a bad idea or inappropriate choice.
    Divine simplicity theorist(philosophy of religion)
    A philosopher or theologian who believes in and argues for the idea that God is absolutely simple and without parts.
    Real distinctions(metaphysics)
    Differences between things that actually exist in reality, not just in how we think about them. For example, the difference between your mind and your body would be a real distinction if they're actually separate things.
    analogical extension(The primary basis for argumentation in Chinese dialectics)
    A method of reasoning in which assertions are accepted or rejected by deeming things to be of the same kind or not

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    burden of proof(Used to frame the default presumption against coercive institutional structures.)
    The obligation on institutions employing authority, hierarchy, or domination to demonstrate that such arrangements are justified given existing conditions.
    divine simplicity(Central to both Malebranche's theodicy and his epistemology)
    A divine attribute functioning as a side constraint on God's actions, requiring God to act through simple means.

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