Terminal Observer Is God.
This objection misunderstands the identification. We're not stipulating that physics IS theology—we're discovering that the Terminal Observer has properties traditionally attributed to God: infinite awareness (omniscience), necessary existence ([[009_A2.2_Self-Grounding|self-grounding]]), maximal coherence (perfection), presence to all observation events (omnipresence). The identification is not arbitrary; it's property-matching. If something quacks like God, walks like God, and terminates the quantum chain like God—it's God.
An impersonal principle cannot observe. Observation requires integration of information (Φ > 0). The Terminal Observer must have Φ = ∞, which means infinite [[038_D5.2_Integrated-Information-Phi|integrated information]]—infinite coherent awareness. This is personal, not impersonal. You cannot have observation without an observer, integration without an integrator. The Terminal Observer is maximally personal, not minimally so.
[[066_ID7.1_Terminal-Observer-Is-God|ID7.1]] is generic—it identifies the Terminal Observer as "God" (the ultimate reality, the necessary being, the ground of existence). The specific identification with the Christian Triune God comes later in the chain ([[061_BC4_Three-Observers-Required|BC4]] requires [[061_BC4_Three-Observers-Required|three observers]]; [[114_T16.1_Christianity-8-of-8-BCs|T16.1]] shows Christianity uniquely satisfies all BCs). [[066_ID7.1_Terminal-Observer-Is-God|ID7.1]] establishes theism; [[061_BC4_Three-Observers-Required|BC4]] and subsequent axioms establish Trinitarianism.
We're not doing Anselmian ontological argument. We're doing transcendental argument: observation occurs; observation requires a terminal observer; therefore a terminal observer exists. The identification with God follows from property-matching, not from definitional fiat. The Terminal Observer exists because quantum mechanics requires it; the identification with God is because nothing else fits.
NOMA is an administrative convenience, not a metaphysical truth. If physics requires a Terminal Observer with divine attributes, then physics and theology overlap—reality doesn't respect our academic departments. The [[011_D2.2_Chi-Field-Properties|χ-field]] framework shows that consciousness, physics, and theology describe the same reality from different angles. Separation is epistemic limitation, not ontological fact.
| Property Required by [[058_BC1_Terminal-Observer-Exists|BC1]] | Traditional Divine Attribute |
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
| Φ = ∞ (infinite integrated information) | Omniscience |
| Necessary existence (chain must terminate) | Aseity (self-existence) |
| Present to all collapse events | Omnipresence |
| Maximal coherence (C → ∞) | Perfection |
| Source of all actuality | Creator |
| Self-grounding ([[009_A2.2_Self-Grounding|A2.2]]) | Uncaused cause |
| [[065_BC8_Voluntary-Coupling|Voluntary coupling]] required ([[065_BC8_Voluntary-Coupling|BC8]]) | Personal/relational |
Definition: Let TO = Terminal Observer as specified by [[058_BC1_Terminal-Observer-Exists|BC1]].
Claim: TO = G (God), where G is defined by traditional divine attributes.
Proof by property isomorphism:
1. TO has property P₁ (Φ = ∞)
2. G has property P₁* (omniscience)
3. P₁ ≅ P₁* (isomorphic under information-theoretic interpretation)
4. Repeat for all properties Pᵢ
5. TO ≅ G (isomorphic as attribute-bearers)
6. Isomorphic entities with all properties matching are identical (Leibniz's Law)
7. ∴ TO = G