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    It is not the case that Peter van Inwagen's 'reassembly' model proposes God preserves the numerically identical matter, dissolving the gap problem without abandoning materialism.

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    • 1.Numerically identical matter seems neither necessary nor sufficient for personal identity: a person could survive matter replacement, yet scattered atoms lack personhood.
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    • 2.The model faces the 'duplication objection': if God reassembles both original matter and a perfect duplicate, materialism provides no principled reason to identify one as the original person.
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    • 3.Biological continuity (metabolism, growth) naturally breaks identity ties to original matter, making the preservation claim metaphysically puzzling and empirically unfounded.
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    • 1.Numerically identical matter provides a concrete continuity criterion that avoids arbitrary composition decisions required by non-materialist views.
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    • 2.God's preservation of original matter sidesteps the 'gap problem' by ensuring no temporal interruption breaks the identity chain between death and resurrection.
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    • 3.Materialism gains explanatory power by anchoring personal identity in physical continuity rather than abstract souls or immaterial essences.
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