RE: Theists: How can predetermined fate and free will coexist?
December 15, 2016 at 12:28 am
(This post was last modified: December 15, 2016 at 12:32 am by Catholic_Lady.)
I'm not sure how else to explain it. It makes sense to me the way I said it, so I'm not sure where the disconnect is. Knowing what we will choose to do bc he has seen the future =/= predetermined fate and does not take away our free will. Let's say you jump into a time machine 20 years into the future to spy on your friend and what he's done with his life. And then you come back to 2016, but now you know what the coarse of your friend's life will be, assuming you do nothing to intervene or try to change what he does. I don't see how your knowledge of his future choices means you are taking away his free will.
Also, I'm not sure I follow your coke analogy. This suggests that God sets up entire specific scenarios and situations to put us in. That is not my belief of how things work.
Also, I'm not sure I follow your coke analogy. This suggests that God sets up entire specific scenarios and situations to put us in. That is not my belief of how things work.
"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
