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A "meta-argument" against all future arguments for God's existence ?
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RE: A "meta-argument" against all future arguments for God's existence ?
March 9, 2022 at 6:29 pm (This post was last modified: March 9, 2022 at 6:30 pm by Angrboda.)
(March 9, 2022 at 5:22 pm)The L Wrote: I always find this does well against all claims that God exists:

(1) If God exists then God gave people free will

(2) For God to give people free will then free will must be possible

(3) But free will isn't possible

(4) So God can't give people free will

(5) So God cannot exist.

The form is something like if X then Y if Y then Z not Z so not Y not Y so not X

The argument against that is that if free will were deterministic, then it wouldn't be free will. If it can be described mechanistically, then the outcome is pre-ordained, and that's not free will. Determinism is a metaphysical assumption that can't be tested. It's a lot like physicalism that way.
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RE: A "meta-argument" against all future arguments for God's existence ? - by Angrboda - March 9, 2022 at 6:29 pm

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