(August 22, 2012 at 9:32 am)Rhythm Wrote:I know my decision before I make it. Does that mean I never made a choice?Quote: Now God, being a precog, knows his own decision before he makes it. Does that mean God never made a choice?Yes, it does actually.
If yes, case closed.
If no, then tell me: at what point is a decision made? During the resulting action, or in a state of mind?
(August 22, 2012 at 1:44 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Yep, they DID eat the fruit, and get exiled and cursed for doing something they couldn't know was wrong before they did it.The point was not that they didn't know it was wrong (though God's command should have conveyed that). The point is the Devil tempted them saying, "you will be like God." In the moment before eating the fruit, their hearts became greedy. They no longer thought of God, but themselves, seeking to reach the level of God--to be autonomous, answerable to no one. They chose selfishness over love. Thus, they could no longer be in God's presence, since God is love. Righteousness isn't what you do, it's who you are.