Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20180327004110/@comment-35118849-20180409122238

Well, determinism vs. indeterminism, compatibilism vs. imcompatibilism-these are questions that people have pondered for millenia without a definitive resolution. I'm not sure if Sierra is going to want to spend the time necessary to tease out all these different arguments. I can understand Leto's concern about simplying the discussion into determinism vs. indeterminsm (though I myself find the compatibilism arguments not very compelling).

Fluid-decanter, I concede that omnipotence is not the same as a prime mover. However, I'm not sure how much the distinction matters. Either kind of divinity could create a determined, choice-less universe. Regarding the existence of such a divinity, I think both Sarai and Beatrice have mentioned believing in a being beyond the petty "goddesses" we've seen in the story so far. Whether they are correct in their faith is yet to be seen, and may not even be addressed. My speculation is that there may be hints of something bigger moving that is so far beyond the goddesses that they can barely conceive of it. And it is going to be left open-ended as to whether that is the kind and loving Goddess that Sarai and Beatrice worship.