Paradox of Free will amd Divine Omniscience
The argument, borrowed from William Rowe, is: 1. Before we are born, God knows everything which we will do. 2. If God knows everything which we will do prior to our birth, we do not possess the power...
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God knows what you can do and He knows what you will do. He gave you freedom to choose what you want to do. God sees what will happen but does not make it happen. You do. The fact that your actions...
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Rich,Thank you. God's knowledge of our future is, to us, the same as our knowledge of the past. We discussed the fact that God cannot know ~P. If nothing is true expect premise 1, the fact that before...
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Sounds to me that you are saying that God created Adam to sin. Since God created him to sin, then his sin would be the fault of God and not Adam. Blaming God for man's sin is easy. There is a...
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Rich, Thanks for the thorough response. And, you're welcome! If you don't mind, we can address the Molinist response to God creating man to sin at a later date. My only point in stating the argument...
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On question 1 " What did God know, prior to the creation of the world, that would require the choosing of Christ? It raises questions regarding God's existence "outside" of time, and how his knowledge...
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RichWh1 wrote:[Edited to add]Gonzo wrote:So I would say that if God knows the future, then that proves that we do not have free will.Actually all that proves is that God knows the future! It also...
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Gonzo wrote:It also proves that in the future we can not choose differently than what God already knows we are going to choose, Tell me why would you want to choose differently than what you would...
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RichWh1 wrote:Gonzo wrote:It also proves that in the future we can not choose differently than what God already knows we are going to choose,Tell me why would you want to choose differently than what...
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Hi Rich.According to Scriptures, God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. Being omnipresent would give Him the vantage point of knowing of what would happen in the future by virtue of that...
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I have made choices that I now regret, and, if possible, I would now choose to have done differently. Well you know what the saying is "Hind sight is 20/20". We see perfectly the mistakes we made...
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Mass Noun wrote:Respectfully, I did not ask for the verse to be restated. I understand what it means. (referring to 1 Pet 1) Respectfully Yes you did! You DID ask what it meant!Mass Noun Post...
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Rich,Respectfully Yes you did! You DID ask what it meant!Mass Noun Post 203Mass Noun wrote: What is the context of Christ being chosen "before the foundation of the world" in 1 Peter? What did God...
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Again, the purpose of this is not to debate original sin, but to illustrate the lack of "power to do otherwise" when coupled with God's omniscience You are doing what you want to do so why would you...
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RichWh1 wrote:I have made choices that I now regret, and, if possible, I would now choose to have done differently.Well you know what the saying is "Hind sight is 20/20". We see perfectly the...
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But, presumably, God does know the future. So what would apply to me in this would not apply to Him. Well you know that in the past you had made decision s that you regret having made. If you...
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Mass Noun wrote:1. Before we are born, God knows everything we will do.2. If God knows everything we will do prior to our birth, it is never in our power to do otherwise.3. If we do not possess the...
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Hi Jerry. Mass Noun wrote: 1. Before we are born, God knows everything we will do.2. If God knows everything we will do prior to our birth, it is never in our power to do otherwise.3. If we do not...
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Mass Noun wrote:The argument, borrowed from William Rowe, is: 1. Before we are born, God knows everything which we will do. 2. If God knows everything which we will do prior to our birth, we do not...
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If I rob you, because you exist and have something to rob, it's not my fault is it? Maybe, maybe not. Suppose that brainwashing exists and is actually dependable (the former may be true, based on how...
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