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    It is not the case that A God who overrides persistent rational commitments—even confused ones—through guaranteed experiential coercion violates the dignity that grounds the moral order such a God is supposed to uphold.

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    • 1.Dignity may permit overriding false beliefs that distort one's actual rational commitments, not rational autonomy per se.
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    • 2.A God's authority to establish moral order need not derive from respecting pre-existing dignity constraints—it may constitute them.
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    • 3.Experiential correction of persistent confusion might restore authentic agency rather than violate it, if the person previously lacked clarity.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Rational autonomy is constitutive of human dignity; bypassing it through coercion treats persons as means rather than ends.
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    • 2.A moral order grounded in divine authority loses coherence if its foundation violates the very dignity principles it prescribes.
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    • 3.Genuine moral commitment requires the real possibility of refusal; guaranteed experiential override eliminates this possibility.
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