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    Challenges→Sinners would not be able to retain forever their libertarian freedom to continue separating themselves from the divine nature and from the ultimate source of human happiness.

    C.S. Lewis and Jonathan Kvanvig both argue that a will can become so habitually fixed in its orientation that it constitutes a stable, free self-determination rather than a diminished one.

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    Key Terms

    C.S. Lewis(as a philosopher cited on divine intervention)
    A 20th-century British writer and Christian apologist (someone who defends religious beliefs through reasoning) known for works like 'The Chronicles of Narnia' and philosophical books arguing for Christian theology.
    Diminished(describing the opposite of what a habitually fixed will constitutes)
    Reduced or weakened in strength, ability, or importance.
    Habitually fixed(describing how a will becomes stable)
    Becoming so used to acting or thinking a certain way that it becomes your automatic, ingrained pattern.
    Jonathan Kvanvig(named as a key scholar in the discussion)
    A contemporary American philosopher who writes about religious topics, particularly about hell and whether eternal punishment makes sense with a loving God.

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    Orientation(as describing how a will is directed)
    The direction or inclination of something; here, it means the habitual direction your choices and desires tend to point.
    self-determination(international law and sovereignty)
    An internationally recognized legal principle under which peoples (not only states) can advance a claim to ultimate authority in international law
    will(Herbart's practical philosophy; distinguished from mere desire by cognitive determinacy and belief in attainability)
    A species of desire marked by determinate cognition and fixing of its object, combined with conviction that the object is attainable

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