Fact from Fiction: The Divine Command Theory of Ontic Indeterminacy

One standard interpretation of quantum physics describes our world as manifesting ontological indeterminacy. In this paper, we argue that theists are well placed to account for this indeterminacy should that account of quantum physics win out over competing alternatives. We criticize the three most promising theories of ontic indeterminacy in how they account for quantum indeterminacy. We present another form of indeterminacy: the indeterminacy of fiction. We propose an often-underappreciated corollary of standard theism, namely, Theistic Dependence (TD). We contend that the theist, equipped with TD, can render quantum indeterminacy as comprehensible as the very tame indeterminacy in fiction. This, we argue, provides the theist with an advantage over the atheist.