God, Worship, and Freedom

Pro-Fil 22 (2):45 (2021)
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Abstract

In this article, the authors give an answer to the question of whether God would be worthy of worship had He created (or even permitted) a world where no human action was freely done. Presupposing God’s omnibenevolence in applying the doctrine of no responsibility for actions not freely done, we consider two possible answers to the question of why God would create such a deterministic world. Whichever of these answers proved to be true, we conclude that God would be worthy of worship because He would provide the best outcome for everyone.

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Tvrtko Jolic
University of Zagreb (PhD)

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