I am not questioning Divine Simplicity but I have some questions. Why does having parts mean it could change? Why do the parts have to change in anything material?
I understand immaterial since since being material automatically means parts as something has to make up the material part. But are angels which are part of Catholic theology not immaterial? Are they made up of immaterial parts? Can these immaterial parts of an angel change? Do they have to change?
Just a few questions about the characteristics of the creator?
It is not that parts imply mutability but the other way around—mutability implies (ontological) composition which in turn implies dependence.
Angels are immaterial but generally taken to be composite entities nevertheless—for example, between their essence and existence, which cannot change. So while all material beings are composite immateriality itself is not sufficient to establish absolute simplicity.
I am not questioning Divine Simplicity but I have some questions. Why does having parts mean it could change? Why do the parts have to change in anything material?
I understand immaterial since since being material automatically means parts as something has to make up the material part. But are angels which are part of Catholic theology not immaterial? Are they made up of immaterial parts? Can these immaterial parts of an angel change? Do they have to change?
Just a few questions about the characteristics of the creator?
It is not that parts imply mutability but the other way around—mutability implies (ontological) composition which in turn implies dependence.
Angels are immaterial but generally taken to be composite entities nevertheless—for example, between their essence and existence, which cannot change. So while all material beings are composite immateriality itself is not sufficient to establish absolute simplicity.