LessonsProof of Mutual Hindrance: Divine Unity, Conflicting Wills and Eternity of AttributesQuiz

The observed world exhibits interrelated patterns and orderly regularities. This order is invoked when asking how the whole could stand under several absolutely independent sovereigns.

Yet the observation of order and the necessity of actual disagreement are distinct claims. An objector may propose that several hypothetical agents always act in agreement or follow a coordinated arrangement. The logical standing of that objection must be examined rather than simply ignored.

The theological argument is stronger when it tests the nature of supposedly independent divinity, instead of depending only upon an analogy drawn from efficient organization.

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Observed order and the hypothesis of many creators

Proof of Mutual Hindrance: Divine Unity, Conflicting Wills and Eternity of Attributes

The observed world exhibits interrelated patterns and orderly regularities. This order is invoked when asking how the whole could stand under several absolutely independent sovereigns.

Yet the observation of order and the necessity of actual disagreement are distinct claims. An objector may propose that several hypothetical agents always act in agreement or follow a coordinated arrangement. The logical standing of that objection must be examined rather than simply ignored.

The theological argument is stronger when it tests the nature of supposedly independent divinity, instead of depending only upon an analogy drawn from efficient organization.