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    It is not the case that Some medieval theologians held divine simplicity while affirming God acts differently at different times, implying temporal indexing.

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    • 1.Temporal indexing implies God's properties or will differ at t1 versus t2, which contradicts the immutability entailed by simplicity.
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    • 2.If God truly acts differently over time, His causal powers must change—inconsistent with an absolutely simple, immutable being.
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    • 3.Medieval attempts to reconcile simplicity and temporal action merely relocate the problem without resolving the underlying tension logically.
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    • 1.Divine simplicity means God's essence lacks composition; temporal indexing tracks when God's effects occur, not internal divine changes.
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    • 2.Medieval theologians distinguished between God's eternal nature and temporal manifestations, allowing both simplicity and differential action.
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    • 3.Creation itself introduces temporal sequence; God's simple nature can generate different temporal effects without internal modification.
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