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https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/divine-simplicity/
And buy this; I side with Plantinga.
I've been reading this:
https://www.amazon.com/Does-Have-Nature-Aquinas-Lecture/dp/0874621453
I would not dare to presume to think I could adequately codify it, but the criticism as I understand it is that if there is no differentiation between the divine properties, and God's essence is identical with his existence, then it reduces to the absurdity that God is a property.
Besides that, I have yet to read a coherent account of how we can reconcile metaphysical simplicity with Trinitarianism. If it is a true fact that the Father is not the Son nor the Spirit, that fact is eternally dependent on the divine nature and stands as an eternal differentiation within the nature. If it is a true fact that the Father uniquely knows he is not the Son nor the Spirit, then there exists an eternal differentiation within the divine knowledge, dependant upon the divine nature, standing as an eternal differentiation within the nature.
The entire enterprise appears to be a theological exercise in having your cake and eating it, too.