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    Therefore the libertarian-chosen character argument canno... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The saints in heaven have free will.

    Therefore the libertarian-chosen character argument cannot ground genuine libertarian freedom in heaven.

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    • 1.If character is chosen before entering heaven, that choice itself requires prior libertarian freedom, leading to infinite regress.
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    • 2.A character fixed eternally in heaven removes the ability to make new free choices that could alter one's moral disposition.
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    • 3.Genuine libertarian freedom requires the real possibility of choosing otherwise; predetermined heavenly character eliminates this.
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    • 1.One can freely choose one's character at a moment, then possess stable libertarian freedom afterward without ongoing character-choice.
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    • 2.An eternally fixed character need not remove libertarian freedom if that character includes the disposition to freely choose again.
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    • 3.The argument conflates freedom of character-selection with freedom of action; the latter may persist even if the former concludes.
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