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Free will is essential to love, which is why God gave it to us, and which is also why evil exists. At the same time, I'm a Calvinist, so I do believe God is sovereign over history (but in a transcendent way).
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teatwo 10mo ago

All right. I choose the word "ethical" because I associate "free will" with opposing evil, like "Eichmann in Jerusalem." I grew up in a traditionally collectivist area (Buddism is also strong though).

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hodlbod 10mo ago

Eichmann is interesting, I hadn't read about him before. The loss of free will in that sense definitely can and does happen. But I also resonate very strongly with Solzhenhitsyn's Live Not By Lies essay, which extends hope that we can live truthfully and freely in any situation, if we attend to it.