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    It is not the case that We ought to uphold as many traditional theological claims as possible, even if some ancient doctrines like divine simplicity cannot be retained.

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    • 1.Theological tradition contains internally contradictory doctrines, so 'retaining as many as possible' yields no coherent maximization criterion.
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    • 2.Divine simplicity and Trinitarian personhood generate logical contradictions that cannot both be retained without equivocation on core terms.
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    • 3.A methodology that selectively retains tradition without principled criteria is indistinguishable from motivated reasoning dressed in piety.
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    • 1.Assuming divine guidance of theological development commits the genetic fallacy unless the guidance claim is independently verified.
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    • 2.Historical theology shows doctrinal development was shaped by imperial politics, philosophical fashions, and polemical contingency, not revelation alone.
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    • 3.If tradition's authority derives from its causal origin, the burden of proof lies with those claiming divine rather than sociological causation.
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    • 1.We should assume divine guidance of theological development.
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    • 2.The Church's doctrine of the Trinity is not as such to be found in the New Testament, yet the tradition developed under divine guidance.
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    • 3.Retaining as much of the tradition as possible is appropriate given that assumption.
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