It is noteworthy that LaPlace, inspired by Newtonian physics, got rid of both divine Providence and human freedom. Something similar can be said about Freud: he considered belief in a provident God a delusion, and regarded human freedom more or less in the same way. So divine freedom (as manifest in divine Providence) and human freedom go (and come) together: this is worth investigating more.
Commentary and discussion regarding science, faith and culture by Leo White