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    Even God cannot ensure that no one with libertarian free ... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The good of libertarian free will requires the possibility of moral evil.

    Even God cannot ensure that no one with libertarian free will would ever choose moral wrongdoing.

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    Many people claim, however, that the world is a better place if it contains individuals who possess libertarian free will, rather than individuals who are free only in a sense that is compatible with one’s actions being completely determined. If this claim can be made plausible, one can argue, first, that God would have a good reason for creating a world with individuals who possessed libertarian free will, but secondly, that if he did choose to create such a world, even he could not ensure that no one would ever choose to do something morally wrong. The good of libertarian free will requires...

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