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    Supports→Omni-theism is no more probable intrinsically than aesthetic deism.

    Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason, applied consistently, demands explanation for why a necessary being actualizes this world rather than none, a burden omni-theism shares with deism.

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    Actualize(as describing what power someone has)
    To make something real or bring it into existence; to turn a possibility into reality.
    Deism(Enlightenment philosophy of religion)
    The form of religion according to which the natural light of reason reveals that the universe is created and governed by a supreme intelligence, but this supreme being does not interfere with creation after establishing its plan; deism rejects miracles, special revelation, and the divinity of Christ in favor of rational natural religion
    Leibniz
    Leibniz is a German philosopher and mathematician from the 1600s-1700s who developed calculus (a powerful math tool for measuring change and areas) independently around the same time as Isaac Newton. He's famous for creating much of the notation we still use in mathematics today and for arguing that everything in the universe follows logical principles. His ideas profoundly influenced modern science, mathematics, and philosophy, making him one of history's most important thinkers.
    Principle of Sufficient Reason(Leibniz's foundational metaphysical principle underwriting the explicability of all events and phenomena.)

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    Nothing takes place without a sufficient reason; nothing occurs for which it would be impossible for someone who has enough knowledge of things to give a reason adequate to determine why the thing is as it is and not otherwise.
    necessary being(Theistic metaphysics)
    A being that exists and is God in every possible world
    omni-theism(Used as the target hypothesis being challenged by probabilistic atheistic arguments)
    The belief in the existence of an omni-God (a God possessing all-encompassing attributes such as omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence)

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