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    Therefore, the inference from simplicity to strict immuta... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→God must be immutable (harboring no unrealized potentialities).

    Therefore, the inference from simplicity to strict immutability presupposes a Platonic, not a theistically neutral, conception of perfection.

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    • 1.Platonic perfection identifies perfection with eternal, unchanging Form; theistic neutrality allows perfection compatible with responsive action.
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    • 2.Simplicity arguments for immutability rely on the assumption that change implies composition; this assumption reflects Platonic metaphysics.
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    • 3.A theistically neutral account could ground perfection in relational properties, allowing a simple being to respond without logical contradiction.
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    • 1.Immutability can be defended on non-Platonic grounds: as divine atemporality, necessity of God's nature, or freedom from external causation.
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    • 2.Simplicity as a doctrine is independent of what counts as 'perfect'—it constrains metaphysical structure, not normative ideals.
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    • 3.Theistic traditions have consistently combined simplicity with responsiveness through distinctions (real/conceptual, intrinsic/relational) without Platonism.
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