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Free will Argument against Divine Providence

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Free will Argument against Divine Providence
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RE: Free will Argument against Divine Providence
July 28, 2013 at 7:03 am
(July 28, 2013 at 6:52 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: My mistake - it follows from P1, God being 'omnicreative'.

I've actually never heard anyone attribute omni-creativity to god.

(July 28, 2013 at 6:52 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: However, from P2 we can infer that, since God knows (and always has known) the choices you make, you can't be a free agent in any meaningful sense of the term.

That's debatable, depending on what you mean by a "free agent".
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RE: Free will Argument against Divine Providence - by genkaus - July 28, 2013 at 7:03 am

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