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    Supports→A proponent of limited election needs to specify a clear sense of 'to identify with' such that (a) it is impossible for God to identify with incompatible interests and (b) an equally deep love for all created persons would nonetheless require that God be able to identify with at least some of their incompatible interests.

    The existing sense of 'identifying with an interest' (caring about what one's beloved cares about because one's beloved cares about it) does not rule out identifying with incompatible interests.

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    Identifying with an interest(in philosophy of relationships and personal identity)
    Caring about something or valuing it primarily because someone you love cares about it, rather than because you independently think it matters.
    Incompatible interests(as used in logic and ethics)
    Desires or goals that cannot be satisfied at the same time because they conflict with each other.

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