RE: My views on objective morality
March 12, 2016 at 5:21 pm
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2016 at 5:23 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(March 12, 2016 at 5:09 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(March 12, 2016 at 4:16 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I cannot surprise Him, since I believe He is outside of time and knows the future.
His plan is for us to have free will, knowing that in the end, the good that comes from it will far outweigh the bad.
Does he not know what you will choose? Then that means his knowledge is limited. Does he know what you will choose? Then how can you violate his prescience?
That is the contradiction which arises when those beliefs are apposed.
Yes, I believe He knows what we will choose. But that doesn't mean He is responsible for us choosing it, or forcing us to choose it. He knows that even though we all make immoral choices at times, in the end, the good of having free will is going to outweigh the bad. That's why He set it up like that.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh