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    Therefore God's creative act cannot be entirely absolved ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Moral evil is entirely the fault of free creatures, not God.

    Therefore God's creative act cannot be entirely absolved of responsibility merely by the intervening freedom of creatures.

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    • 1.God's omniscience means God foreknew all creature choices before creation, making God causally accountable for the world that results.
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    • 2.Creating a system where evil occurs (even through free creatures) makes the creator responsible for permitting that system's structure.
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    • 3.Moral responsibility cannot be entirely transferred; the ultimate originator of causal chains retains some accountability for outcomes.
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    • 1.Genuine libertarian freedom requires that creature choices are not determined by prior causes, including God's creative act or foreknowledge.
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    • 2.Responsibility requires causal proximity; one is responsible for direct actions but not for all distant consequences of others' free choices.
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    • 3.God cannot be held responsible for respecting the autonomy God grants; creating free agents entails accepting their undetermined choices.
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