Reply To: This is Not Related to the Theological Conundrum

1) See Tosafos in Eiruvin, and Maharsha in Makkos (23b). It is ??? for righteous individuals, so the gemara in Berachos seems to be saying that shelo lishma does not put someone in this category, but Tosafos asks that the gemaros praising even shelo lishma indicate that it would. This answers point 2 as well.

I’ll try bl”n to get to point 3 later.