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    It is not the case that In a 'no best world' scenario, God is not perfectly good.

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    Reasons For

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    • 1.There are infinitely many possible worlds, each within God's power to actualize.
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    • 2.For each possible world, there exists another world that is morally better.
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    • 3.God can actualize at most one possible world.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Perfect goodness requires not merely good intentions but the actual realization of the best achievable outcome relative to one's nature and knowledge.
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    • 2.An agent who systematically chooses less than the best available option, knowing better options exist, exhibits a structural deficiency in moral will regardless of intent.
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    • 3.If no best world exists, God's every choice is structurally deficient in this way, making perfect goodness unrealizable for God in such a scenario.
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    Reason against 2 of 2
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    • 1.Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason entails that a perfectly rational agent always acts on the strongest reason, which in moral contexts is the morally superior option.
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    • 2.In a no-best-world scenario, there is always a stronger moral reason available than the one acted upon, meaning God's every act violates the principle of sufficient reason.
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    • 3.An agent whose every act violates the principle of sufficient reason cannot be characterized as perfectly good, since perfect goodness subsumes perfect practical rationality.
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