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    Challenges→Omni-theism is many times less probable intrinsically than source idealism.

    The conjunction rule for probability applies to logically independent claims, but omni-theism's attributes are arguably mutually entailing given classical divine simplicity.

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    • 1.Classical divine simplicity entails that God's attributes are identical to His essence, making them necessarily co-instantiated.
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    • 2.If attributes are necessarily co-instantiated, they cannot be probabilistically independent in the way the conjunction rule requires.
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    • 3.Therefore, calculating P(omnipotence AND omniscience) by multiplying separate probabilities commits a logical fallacy.
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    • 1.Classical divine simplicity is metaphysically controversial and rejected by many contemporary philosophers of religion.
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    • 2.Even granting simplicity, entailment relations differ from probabilistic dependence; logical necessity doesn't eliminate independent probability assignments.
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    • 3.The conjunction rule's applicability depends on event-space independence, not attribute-identity—a separate epistemic question.
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