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Free will and the Christian God

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Free will and the Christian God
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RE: Free will and the Christian God
August 26, 2012 at 12:53 pm
(August 26, 2012 at 8:40 am)GodlessGirl Wrote: Free will, a beloved superstition, is an important concept to Christians because it justifies God condemning them to Hell.
You cannot have free will or God cannot be omniscient.
You have to choose between an apple an an orange. So if this all-knowing God knows you are going to pick the apple but you choose the orange you have just negated Gods omniscience. If you are unable to pick the orange then you have negated free will.

Hey, girl. Good to see a female participating, here! Are you thinking that God's omniscience is total, and so God's knowing the outcome of our choices predetermines that we have no freedom to choose otherwise?
"If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains (no matter how improbable) must be the truth."

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Free will and the Christian God

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Free will and the Christian God - by GodlessGirl - August 26, 2012 at 8:40 am
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by spockrates - August 26, 2012 at 12:53 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by Whateverist - August 26, 2012 at 1:26 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by Napoléon - August 26, 2012 at 1:30 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by Anomalocaris - August 29, 2012 at 12:04 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2012 at 1:33 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by Kayenneh - August 26, 2012 at 1:49 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by MysticKnight - August 26, 2012 at 1:57 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2012 at 5:51 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by GodlessGirl - August 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by Thor - August 27, 2012 at 12:10 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by idunno - August 29, 2012 at 11:57 am
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by Godschild - September 2, 2012 at 2:52 am
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by genkaus - September 2, 2012 at 3:40 am
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by pocaracas - September 2, 2012 at 4:51 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by Godschild - September 3, 2012 at 1:25 am
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by Drich - September 2, 2012 at 9:08 pm
RE: Free will and the Christian God - by Minimalist - September 3, 2012 at 2:10 am

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