• God has revealed that He is One:
  • The "Shema": Deuteronomy 6:4
  • John 17:3;
  • Exodus 20:2ff; Isaiah 43:10;
  • St. John Damascene: Fid. Orth., I,5;

• Logical arguments against polytheism:
  • Unity is more fundamental than plurality: St. John Damascene: Fid. Orth., I,5;
  • If there were many Gods, some would have to be more perfect than others, and thus not truly Gods: St. John Damascene: Fid. Orth., I,5;
  • Two Gods could not be in the same place at once, and thus would be limited: St. John Damascene: Fid. Orth., I,5;
  • Would the Gods agree among themselves? St. John Damascene: Fid. Orth., I,5;

• Polytheists ignore the One Nature, while radical monotheists ignore the Three Persons:
  • St. John Damascene: Fid. Orth., I,7;

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