But the fact you can’t make sense of a paladin not sworn to a god or granted powers by a specific god doesn’t seem a reason to deny those who can the opportunity to play one if they want
while it's in the rules, it's another one of the problems with removing alignment.
Paladins without deities aren't paladins. Period. They're just stoic warriors, I don't care what the rules lawyers say.
I don’t see any necessary connection between alignment and paladins’ relationship to their gods, plus Niara has already clarified in another thread to a similar point you made that alignment hasn’t been removed from 5e.
And you’re of course free to head canon/homebrew paladins as only godsworn warriors if you like but the fact is the rules are what they are, and however much you disagree it’s at least neither lawful nor good to want to go against them to deny others the enjoyment of playing different kinds of paladin if they wish.
