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    If the claim's force depends specifically on ZF/ZFC axiom... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→In ZF and ZFC, the totality of transfinite cardinal numbers does not qualify as a set having a definite cardinal number of members.

    If the claim's force depends specifically on ZF/ZFC axiomatics, it is a contingent artifact of one foundational choice rather than a necessary truth about cardinality itself, undermining its use in broader theological arguments about divine power.

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    Key Terms

    Divine power(as used in theology and philosophy of religion)
    In theology, the unlimited ability and strength that God (or a deity) is believed to possess.
    Foundational choice(as used in mathematics and philosophy)
    A basic assumption or starting point that someone picks to build a system of knowledge or reasoning on top of.
    ZF/ZFC axiomatics(as used in mathematics and logic)
    A set of basic mathematical rules (axioms) that mathematicians agree on as starting points for doing math. ZF and ZFC are two slightly different versions of these foundational rules.
    artifact(Contrasted with real cellular structures in evaluating microscopy results)
    A feature in a micrograph produced by the methods of preparation rather than by actual structures in the cell
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    A measure of the size of a set, indicating the number of elements it contains.
    contingent(De Interpretatione 12–13)
    Equated with 'possible'; on the two-sided interpretation, contingency excludes necessity (possibility implies non-necessity).
    necessary truth(Mill's empiricist reinterpretation of modal concepts)
    A proposition whose denial seems inconceivable, explained by Mill not as a metaphysical fact but as a result of psychological association making the proposition deeply ingrained.

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