Yep.
The system, as it is described in the Bible, does not allow for free will.
If god created the universe...
If he could have could have created a different universe than this one, but chose to create this particular universe...
And if everything happens according to his plan...
Then, I had no choice to be exactly how I am. A skeptic and a disbeliever.
And on a side note. Yahweh "hardened Pharaoh's heart" on several occasions when he was ready to free the Hebrews. If that isn't violating someone's free will, what is?
The system, as it is described in the Bible, does not allow for free will.
If god created the universe...
If he could have could have created a different universe than this one, but chose to create this particular universe...
And if everything happens according to his plan...
Then, I had no choice to be exactly how I am. A skeptic and a disbeliever.
And on a side note. Yahweh "hardened Pharaoh's heart" on several occasions when he was ready to free the Hebrews. If that isn't violating someone's free will, what is?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
