  Another line of argument offered by Leibniz against material atomism  highlights a tension with what might be called his “principle  of plentitude.” That principle, grounded in Leibniz’s broader  theological and metaphysical views, maintains that existence itself  is good, and as a consequence God creates as much being as is  consistent with the laws of logic and his own moral goodness.  Naturally, Leibniz sees the principle of plentitude as being  inconsistent with the existence of a barren void or interspersed  vacua: