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    Challenges→The creation of free moral agents carries an inherent risk of ultimate tragedy.

    If compatibilism is true, God could have created free moral agents whose characters are constitutively oriented toward the good, eliminating the risk of ultimate tragedy without compromising freedom.

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    Character (as constitutively oriented)(as used in ethics)
    A person's nature or personality—in this case, their deep underlying tendency or inclination toward something (here, 'oriented toward the good' means naturally inclined to do what's right).
    Compromising freedom(as used in philosophy of free will)
    Weakening or reducing someone's genuine ability to make their own choices.
    Ultimate tragedy(as used in theology and ethics)
    A worst-case scenario where someone with free choice freely decides to do serious harm or evil, which couldn't have been prevented without taking away their freedom.
    compatibilism(Offered as a response to the traditional problem of free will)
    The philosophical position that free will and moral responsibility are compatible with determinism being true

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    free moral agents(as used in ethics and philosophy of action)
    People who have the ability to make their own choices and are therefore responsible for their actions and can be held accountable for right or wrong behavior.

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