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Full Idea
God does not act according to the freedom of the will.
Gist of Idea
God does not act according to the freedom of the will
Source
Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], I Pr 32)
Book Ref
Spinoza,Benedict de: 'Ethics, Improvement of Understanding, Letters', ed/tr. Elwes,R [Dover 1955], p.70
A Reaction
Personally I am struck by the idea that even if God had 'free will', I can't see how He would be sure of the fact (the unperceived puppetmaster!). However, I have actually come to the conclusion that a fotally 'free' will is an incoherent concept.