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    A free choice involves fully understanding the nature of ... — Carmelics
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    A free choice involves fully understanding the nature of the choice

    Insubordination to God
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    • 1.Choices made in ignorance are susceptible to manipulation and external control, undermining genuine agency.
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    • 2.Understanding consequences and implications is necessary to act according to one's own values and preferences.
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    • 3.Responsibility requires awareness—we don't hold people accountable for choices made under deception or confusion.
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    • 1.Perfect understanding is impossible; most choices involve uncertainty, yet we consider them free and authentic.
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    • 2.Intuition and emotion-based decisions often feel most free, yet involve limited rational comprehension of reasons.
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    • 3.Setting understanding as a prerequisite makes freedom unattainable and contradicts our ordinary judgments about choice.
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