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    It is not the case that Al-Ghazali argued that the inner determinants of volition are ultimately traceable to divine causation, rendering human systematic investigation of choice epistemically incomplete.

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    • 1.If human choice is traceable to divine causation, moral responsibility becomes incoherent—we cannot be culpable for predetermined acts.
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    • 2.Epistemic incompleteness about choice's inner determinants reflects methodology limitations, not metaphysical necessity of divine causation.
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    • 3.Invoking divine causation to explain choice abandons explanation rather than completing it, leaving the mechanism genuinely mysterious.
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    • 1.If God is omniscient, He knows all future choices before they occur, making human deliberation appear predetermined.
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    • 2.Empirical psychology cannot identify the ultimate origin of desires and motivations, suggesting a gap requiring theological explanation.
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    • 3.Acknowledging divine causation in volition preserves God's omnipotence while avoiding the incoherence of libertarian free will.
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