But from the point of view of the tribes, whose religious tradition, as the justices admitted, would be «devastated» by the government's action, there was nothing
neutral about the destruction of the forest.
But if Paul is saying what you think He is saying, then this passage must be
about double - predestination, first because they weer chosen before they had done anything good or bad, meaning they were in fact positionally
neutral, and secondly, because they were specifically chosen for apoliea or
destruction.