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    Challenges→A second god cannot be a causally sufficient condition (in the strong sense) of the existence of any contingent being, given that a first god is a causally necessary condition of the existence of every other concrete object.

    Two omnipotent beings could each supply independently sufficient causal grounds for a contingent being's existence, making neither's sufficiency undermined by the other's necessity.

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    causal grounds(explaining what makes something exist)
    The reasons or causes that make something happen or come into existence.
    contingent being(Boethius's characterization of human beings to counter necessity-based arguments)
    A being whose existence is not necessary — it can fail to exist
    necessity (necessary condition)(examining what is required versus what is merely sufficient)
    Something is necessary when it's required for something else to happen; if X is necessary for Y, then you can't have Y without X.
    omnipotent(Used in the context of arguing about whether multiple omnipotent beings could coexist.)
    A being whose will is never thwarted; a being capable of bringing about any willed outcome.
    sufficiency (sufficient condition)

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    Something is sufficient when it's enough on its own to make something else happen; if X is sufficient for Y, then X alone guarantees Y will occur.

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