Some times the absurd gains relevance only because it boggles the mind how ignorant it can be.
Both the Old and New Testament shows that free-will and choice is part of the story. Both angels and men have the ability to choose, and at times that is problematic. In the New Testament the Apostles worked at spreading the Gospel so people could choose salvation. They also gave warnings about not choosing and choosing sinning.
There is nothing in the scriptures that is about the robots of Christ.
And a God that would enslave humanity and deny free-will would be the definition of a monster. It would make a good sci-fi movie. The invasion of the Puppet Master.....
God controls by allowing free-will to play out.
Now Satan....he would like to be a puppet master......because that would denote his character.....but that is not the character of God. If Satan had a influence over the world it would full of sin and evil... OOOPS! It is full of evil, but that is not God's will. If God was controlling things even a little bit, He could come up with a better plan.
God so loved the world that He enslaved them! LOL
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son....so we would have a choice. He did not send His Son to enslave us.
The concept that God has made all reality a puppet show is evil....sacrilegious against God denoting His character as evil.
The question is how evil is this belief?
The question is how evil are those that preach it?
Evil enough that you should distance yourself from them. Christ had a good one....Get behind me Satan!
Christians should have no part of evil and should have nothing to do with these people that preach that God is a monstrous enslaver or puppet master. Reject them at every turn. Give evil no tolerance, no mercy, and no quarter.