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    Supports→Religious practice can retain meaning through consequentialist or virtue-based frameworks that require no robust libertarian free will.

    Consequentialist frameworks evaluate religious practices by their actual outcomes: reduced suffering, increased flourishing, community cohesion—all achievable regardless of metaphysical free will.

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    Key Terms

    Community cohesion(as a measurable benefit of religious practices)
    The degree to which members of a group feel connected, unified, and supportive of one another.
    Consequentialist frameworks(ethics)
    A way of thinking about right and wrong based on whether actions produce good results, rather than focusing on rules or intentions.
    Flourishing(the positive state that might be prevented by MPS)
    A state of living well and reaching your full potential as a person; achieving excellence in how you live.
    free will(Kant's practical resolution of the third antinomy)
    An exemption from the laws of nature; the power of doing and forbearing
    metaphysical(Ayer's Logical Positivist usage)

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