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    Challenges→Essential property instances of God are not more dependent on God than God is on them.

    Mutual existential dependence between two entities does not entail ontological equality between them.

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    • 1.Dependence concerns causal or existential necessity; equality concerns metaphysical status. These are logically distinct categories.
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    • 2.A part and whole mutually depend on each other, yet possess different ontological categories and structural properties.
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    • 3.Parent and child exhibit mutual dependence (child needs parent; parent's identity shaped by parenthood) without equal metaphysical standing.
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    • 1.If two entities are truly mutually dependent for existence, denying their equality seems to arbitrarily privilege one over the other.
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    • 2.Asymmetrical ontological status between mutually dependent entities requires independent justification beyond mere dependence itself.
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    • 3.Symmetrical dependence relationships (A needs B; B needs A equally) better explain mutual dependence than hierarchical ontologies.
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