(May 27, 2016 at 12:13 am)Rhythm Wrote: Then that's it, for me. Finit, caput. I cannot so much as choose between a or b.
Well, I said that, given the condition that god foreknows that you will choose a, you cannot choose b. Let me ask you a question:
Can you choose a, if god's foreknowledge says a?
Quote:What's all this free will business?
This is a good question which requires a discussion about contingent action and the conditions for freedom.
Quote: Is free will the freedom to freely will a choice between a and a?
No.
Quote: That hardly seems worth talking about.
Well, it may be a start for a discussion about what freedom actually is, which I think is worth talking about.