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    It is not the case that If the infinite richness of attributes is not accidental but essential to what it means to be the one ultimate reality, then being-one and being-many are not mutually exclusive at the divine level.

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    • 1.The law of non-contradiction holds universally: being one and being many cannot both be true of the same thing in the same respect.
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    • 2.If infinite attributes are essential to ultimate reality, that reality is dependent on those attributes for its identity—so not truly ultimate.
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    • 3.Transcending logical constraints is incoherent, not profound; coherence is required for any meaningful claim about reality.
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    • 1.Ultimate reality must be infinite in actuality, not potentiality, so all perfections exist simultaneously within it as essential features.
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    • 2.Unity and multiplicity are categories that apply only to finite, composite things; divine simplicity transcends such logical constraints.
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    • 3.An ultimate reality limited to bare oneness would lack richness and would be inferior to richer possible beings, contradicting ultimacy.
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