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In this paper we consider the possibility of a Quantum Molinism: such a view applies an analogue of the Molinistic account of free will‘s compatibility  with God’s foreknowledge to God’s knowledge of (supposedly) indeterministic events at a quantum level. We ask how (and why) a providential God could care for and know about a world with this kind of indeterminacy.  We consider various formulations of such a Quantum Molinism, and after rejecting a number of options arrive at one seemingly coherent formulation. 

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                    [givenName] => Cristian
                    [affiliation] => University of Auckland
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                    [givenName] => Thomas
                    [affiliation] => University of Auckland
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                    [givenName] => Frederick 
                    [affiliation] => University of Auckland
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                    [givenName] => Karl
                    [affiliation] => Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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            [0] => Molinism
            [1] => middle knowledge
            [2] => counterfactuals
            [3] => many-worlds interpretation
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            [6] => quantum randomness
            [7] => divine action
            [8] => divine providence
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    [doi] => 10.24204/ejpr.2022.3680
    [datePublished] => 2022-10-22
    [pdf] => https://www.philosophy-of-religion.eu/menuscript/index.php/ejpr/article/view/3680/version/1065/2940
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Quantum Molinism

Cristian
University of Auckland

Thomas
University of Auckland

Frederick
University of Auckland

Karl
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.2022.3680

Abstract

In this paper we consider the possibility of a Quantum Molinism: such a view applies an analogue of the Molinistic account of free will‘s compatibility  with God’s foreknowledge to God’s knowledge of (supposedly) indeterministic events at a quantum level. We ask how (and why) a providential God could care for and know about a world with this kind of indeterminacy.  We consider various formulations of such a Quantum Molinism, and after rejecting a number of options arrive at one seemingly coherent formulation. 

Keywords: Molinism

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