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    It is not the case that Spinoza argues that God is infinite substance whose attributes include thought, but not as a discrete faculty directed toward ends like human intelligence.

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    • 1.Calling thought an attribute of God while denying it involves cognition seems conceptually incoherent or merely semantic redefinition.
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    • 2.Spinoza must explain how thought-as-attribute causally relates to physical extension if neither involves representation or directedness.
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    • 3.The claim that God's thought lacks discrete aims becomes difficult to maintain given Spinoza's own assertions about nature's rational order.
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    • 1.Spinoza's God lacks anthropomorphic qualities like intention or purpose, distinguishing his substance from traditional theological conceptions.
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    • 2.Thought as an attribute operates necessarily through natural laws, not teleological aims, making it fundamentally different from human cognition.
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    • 3.This framework resolves the problem of divine omniscience conflicting with human freedom by removing purposive agency from God entirely.
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