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    It is not the case that Therefore the sides need not collapse together, since God could sustain the empty interval as a real, extended nothing.

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    Reasons For

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    • 1.An 'extended nothing' is ontologically incoherent—extension requires some property or substance, negating its nothingness.
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    • 2.If God sustains empty intervals, this demands explanation: why this particular spacing rather than others? (regress problem)
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    • 3.Natural physical laws (electromagnetic repulsion) adequately explain gaps without requiring continuous divine intervention.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.God's omnipotence includes sustaining states of affairs that don't require physical collapse, like maintaining spatial gaps.
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    • 2.An extended nothing is logically coherent—empty space has measurable distance without material content.
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    • 3.Without God sustaining gaps, continuous material would naturally compress, so gaps require active divine conservation.
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