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    Swinburne's theory of the Trinity should be rejected or i... — Carmelics
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    Swinburne's theory of the Trinity should be rejected or is seriously problematic.

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    • 1.Swinburne's Trinity requires three distinct centers of consciousness with separable wills, which satisfies the criteria for three Gods per Aquinas's formal definition of divine individuation.
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    • 2.Social trinitarianism of Swinburne's type collapses into tritheism unless underwritten by a fourth unifying principle, but positing such a principle contradicts monotheism's foundational commitment to a single ultimate reality.
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    • 3.Leftow's 'Latin Trinity' standard demonstrates that numerical identity, not mere cooperation, is necessary for orthodox Trinitarian doctrine, and Swinburne's model explicitly abandons numerical identity.
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    • 1.Swinburne's model requires the Father to exist logically prior to the Son and Spirit, reintroducing the Arian subordinationist hierarchy condemned at Nicaea 325 CE.
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    • 2.The Cappadocian Fathers established that any asymmetric causal dependence among the Three entails an inequality of essence, not merely relation, which is incompatible with homoousios.
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    • 1.Swinburne's theory entails serious inequalities of power among the Three.
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    • 2.Swinburne's theory jeopardizes the personhood of each member of the Trinity.
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    • 3.Swinburne's theory carries the serious price of allowing that a divine being may be created, contrary to what most theists hold.
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    Leftow 1999, 236–40
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    Moreover, Swinburne’s theory entails serious inequalities of power among the Three, jeopardizes the personhood of each, and carries the serious price of allowing (contrary to most theists) that a divine being may be created, and the possibility of more than one divine being (Leftow 1999, 236–40).
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    Validity: The premises faithfully represent the criticisms listed in the source passage, and they collectively provide rational grounds for attacking (i.e., arguing against) the adequacy of Swinburne's theory, which is the stated conclusion.

    Confidence: The passage clearly presents multiple objections against Swinburne's theory. The attack structure is explicit.

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