Start by observing that a self-explanatory being must exist as a matter of necessity. And if it exists necessarily, it must exist always and everywhere—that is, it must be eternal and infinite. It must also be powerful, since it caused the contingent world to come into existence. Moreover, it must be intelligent, since intelligence exists in the world and therefore must exist in its cause. And since it is also infinite, it must be infinitely powerful and infinitely intelligent. Finally, it must be morally perfect. For, being infinitely intelligent, it can never fail to apprehend the truth as
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