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S1E29 - Divine Unity and Simplicity | Prof. Michael Gorman

Aquinas 101 - Course 3: God and Creation

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Is Divine Simplicity a Problem?

Aquinas says that if God wills to create, then it's impossible for creation not to exist. This line of reasoning is sometimes called a modal collapse argument. It leads us beyond the issue of divine simplicity in itself to ask about what makes sentences like "God wills to create Socrates" true.

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