Episode 23, Divine Simplicity and Modal Collapse with Steven Nemes
The Reluctant Theologian Podcast
The Mota Collapse Argument Against Divine Simplicity
The mota collapse argument tries to prove that if you admit the doctrine of divine simplicity, there is no room for real contingency in the world. All facts become necessary, because all facts somehow flow out of god's absolutely simple, utterly immutable, absolutely necessary nature. There are a lot of different ways that you can put the moto collapse argument. Youo ou might wanto say, there's mystery somewhere, but we still have, ohave ful responses to these arguments. So i want to look at what's called the modal collapse argument against divine simplicity.
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