I think defining what we're talking about is important to reaching an understanding. Defining our personal nature would be an integral part of the free will discussion. Why are you avoiding it? Because under what you're alluding to, we all have a set nature that is all inclusive and identical. Everything that is possible for us to do is natural to us is the end of that philosophical road and I disagree with it. To answer your question about distinction, It wasn't a 2 sided distinction. I was just outlining 2 of the many parts that were factors of self-identity I was using as an example.
With regards to the OP I think I clearly defined why I feel there is free will in Heaven. If you don't want to get into a lengthy discussion about consciousness, defining free will and the nature of self I can understand. I've had a few of those elsewhere in threads and they can be time taxing. Honestly I probably couldn't invest the inordinate amount of time necessary to discuss it thoroughly. I've enjoyed the conversation thus far though and I appreciate your civility and the lack of de-railers in the thread. I'm willing to continue to discuss as far as you're wanting to discuss it though despite the fact I think we're moving beyond the OP's intent.
-Dave
With regards to the OP I think I clearly defined why I feel there is free will in Heaven. If you don't want to get into a lengthy discussion about consciousness, defining free will and the nature of self I can understand. I've had a few of those elsewhere in threads and they can be time taxing. Honestly I probably couldn't invest the inordinate amount of time necessary to discuss it thoroughly. I've enjoyed the conversation thus far though and I appreciate your civility and the lack of de-railers in the thread. I'm willing to continue to discuss as far as you're wanting to discuss it though despite the fact I think we're moving beyond the OP's intent.
-Dave
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
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