Comments on: Omniscience vs. Free Will http://www.jesussite.com/blog/2010/03/omniscience-vs-free-will/ An Online Christian Resource Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:54:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Daniel http://www.jesussite.com/blog/2010/03/omniscience-vs-free-will/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Daniel Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.jesussite.com/blog/?p=557#comment-659 @Duke, Hmmm. Interesting points. Though, I'm not seeing how knowledge of a choice that you will make (even <em>certain</em> knowledge) eliminates choice. I don't see how that conclusion follows. The idea here is, just because God may know you're going to choose something, it's still your choice. You <em>could</em> choose otherwise. Just because He knows you will make the choice you will does not impinge upon free will at all. I just don't see how that follows from foreknowledge. Grace, love and peace. @Duke,

Hmmm. Interesting points. Though, I’m not seeing how knowledge of a choice that you will make (even certain knowledge) eliminates choice. I don’t see how that conclusion follows.

The idea here is, just because God may know you’re going to choose something, it’s still your choice. You could choose otherwise. Just because He knows you will make the choice you will does not impinge upon free will at all.

I just don’t see how that follows from foreknowledge.

Grace, love and peace.

]]> By: Duke http://www.jesussite.com/blog/2010/03/omniscience-vs-free-will/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Duke Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:34:44 +0000 http://www.jesussite.com/blog/?p=557#comment-649 Haha, I know I'm about a month off on this one, but I've been interested in this topic lately and wanted to comment. Omniscience and free will (in the sense that I can choose between alternatives) Cannot be compatible, in the sense that God knows the future. You, like MANY others make the mistake of misinterpreting the argument. It's not, God knows what I will do, so this causes me to do something, again, no intelligent person is arguing that. God is not even the important part of this. The idea that it's POSSIBLE to KNOW the future is important. If its possible to know the future with absolute certainty then the future is set. If the future is set, I cannot change it, therefore I am powerless to make a choice. It may seem like you're making a choice, but in reality, it would have been impossible for you to choose any differenlty then you did, negating free will. (this would be determinism) Any other conclusion, and you are talking about a different meaning of free will or omniscience. Haha, I know I’m about a month off on this one, but
I’ve been interested in this topic lately and wanted to comment. Omniscience and free will (in the sense that I can choose between alternatives) Cannot be compatible, in the sense that God knows the future. You, like MANY others make the mistake of misinterpreting the argument. It’s not, God knows what I will do, so this causes me to do something, again, no intelligent person is arguing that.

God is not even the important part of this. The idea that it’s POSSIBLE to KNOW the future is important. If its possible to know the future with absolute certainty then the future is set. If the future is set, I cannot change it, therefore I am powerless to make a choice. It may seem like you’re making a choice, but in reality, it would have been impossible for you to choose any differenlty then you did, negating free will. (this would be determinism)

Any other conclusion, and you are talking about a different meaning of free will or omniscience.

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