RE: Free will
May 24, 2016 at 6:43 pm
(This post was last modified: May 24, 2016 at 6:43 pm by Ignorant.)
(May 24, 2016 at 12:22 pm)dyresand Wrote: Yeah you are using a argument from contingency you should really google that.
=) No need to google it. This is how I would argue from contingency in the sense that you think I am doing it. (continued here and here and basically that whole thread)
Quote:Yes a all knowing god would know every single possible outcome because if said being knows everything it means said being knows everything including possible outcomes.
How? According to you, an all-knowing god means that there are NO possible outcomes, but only the actual ones he knows will happen. I think it is clear that you are bright, but have just now considered this distinction.
You answered well, an all-knowing god knows every single possible outcomes... BECAUSE THEY ARE TRULY POSSIBLE (and therefore, contingent)
Quote:No not it is not to say that a dice roll is contingent that would mean the dice roll would have already happened but in reality a dice roll is subjective to chance. There is a one in sixth chance that it will land on a specific number. If i were to roll a dice and it were to land on 4 then a few moments later i can say that dice roll is contingent because it already happened and said dice roll cannot change.
1) A 1/6 chance is the mathematical expression for: "6 possible outcomes for a single roll". A 1/6 chance is the mathematical definition of contingency. If you know ahead of time that there is a 1/6 chance you will roll a 4, then, by definition, the roll is contingent.
2) I am not sure we have a common understanding of the word "contingent"