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    It is not the case that Spinoza's substance monism holds that God or Nature is the one infinite substance, yet this substance necessarily expresses itself through infinitely many attributes and modes.

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    • 1.If attributes are truly infinite and distinct, explaining how they all express one substance seems to require hidden, unifying principles.
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    • 2.Necessary expression raises logical problems: if God must express itself, God's freedom appears constrained by logical necessity itself.
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    • 3.The claim that infinite attributes follow from one substance lacks clear logical derivation—it appears stipulated rather than demonstrated.
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    • 1.Infinite substance must express itself infinitely; self-limitation would contradict its perfection and necessity.
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    • 2.Attributes and modes preserve monism: they're expressions of one substance, not separate entities requiring separate explanations.
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    • 3.This framework elegantly solves the mind-body problem: mental and physical are parallel attributes of one substance.
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