[Avodah] Apikores?

[Moshe Y. Gluck]

> >Zev Sero replied:
> >I have heard from a reliable source, in the name of Dayan Abramsky,
> >that "today, anyone who does not believe in the Baal Shem Tov's shita
> >in hashgacha pratis [i.e. the one that the Chinuch rejected] is an
> >apikores".

Why is it so difficult for so many to believe in the concept of Hashgachah
Pratis (without getting into if it is correct according to the Mesorah or
not)? Is it because of conflicts with Bechirah?

KT,
MYG