But that's exactly the point people are making. Sure, they aren't required to follow a deity. But they have always had that option available to them. And in the vast majority of stories coming out of the Forgotten Realms setting at least (this is a setting-specific point), paladins have followed a deity and have been treated as holy warriors.
This is actually accurate (src). That's why I'm not going to much against the idea of adding the choice. I just hope that if it's added, then there should be an option to pick none.
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