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Chapter 5 - Divine Determinism and the Blameworthiness Objection
Peter Furlong
Book:

The Challenges of Divine Determinism

Published online:

07 June 2019

Print publication:

06 June 2019, pp 105-133
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One of the most difficult worries about divine determinism is that it makes God worthy of blame for all the evil in the history of the world. In this chapter, I explore this worry as an objection, which I call the blameworthiness objection, beginning with possible formulations depending upon universal moral principles, but finally settling upon a formulation taking the form of an analogical argument. I then turn to a thorough investigation of two possible replies, one based upon denying that God intends the evil of the world, the second relying on the claim that God has the moral authority to do anything to creatures. I then quickly consider five other replies to this objection, briefly outlining each and considering some possible costs that each one might impose. Finally, I outline a disjunctive reply to the original objection, which draws force from each possible reply without committing to any of them.