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    It is not the case that Human free will, operating under finite epistemic conditions, cannot constitute an eternally binding veto over infinite divine persuasion (Marilyn McCord Adams).

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    • 1.If God respects human autonomy as genuinely free, then an eternally binding refusal is precisely what free choice must entail.
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    • 2.Infinite persuasion that eventually overrides persistent refusal treats consent as illusory, undermining moral agency itself.
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    • 3.The claim conflates epistemic limitation with metaphysical powerlessness; finite minds can still make binding existential commitments.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Finite beings cannot rationally bind infinite agents through decisions made under limited information and cognitive constraints.
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    • 2.Divine persuasion operating across infinite time can overcome any temporal rejection, making finite refusal non-binding eternally.
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    • 3.God's omniscience reveals the ultimate reconciliation of all wills, rendering finite resistance a temporary phase, not eternal veto.
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