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Episode 23, Divine Simplicity and Modal Collapse with Steven Nemes

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The Proponent of Divine Simplicity Denies That God Is Identical to God's Act of Giving Grace

Theopolis: God can remain unchanged across all possible worlds, and yet the effect that he produces is different in any case. The proponent of divine simplicity has to deny that this principle applies to god in order to preserve creaturely moriity. A difference in effect does not entail, does not require a difference in the cause, ok? So with me, if i intend to like er play the piano, then im you know, bringing about the effect of playing the piano if i intention to do something else,. You kow ik, not play the piano. L ten, im not got t bring about playing the piano. Right? There's something different in you intrinsically that grounds the

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