God’s Prime Directive: Non-Interference and Why There Is No (Viable) Free Will Defense

In a recent book and article, James Sterba has argued that there is no free will defense. It the purpose of this article to show that, in most technical sense, he wrong. There version defense can solve what (rightly) takes be interesting severe logical problem moral evil. However, I also argue effect (or, we might say, practice), correct. The only working requires embracing view entails consequences theists traditionally have not cannot accept. Consequently, one solution viable. Unless some other found (Sterba argues none), evil, as understands it, either commits atheism, or theism practically all would regard heresy.