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Free will Argument against Divine Providence
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RE: Free will Argument against Divine Providence
Quote:I've actually never heard anyone attribute omni-creativity to god.

Of course you have, though perhaps not by that specific term. If God created the Universe - and the overwhelming majority of theists will claim that he did - then God created everthing, including human choices and actions.

Quote:That's debatable, depending on what you mean by a "free agent".

I use the term to mean a being capable of actions not constrained. If God created human actions, then we would have no choice but to act in pre-determined ways. To look at it from the other side, if human beings are able to take actions NOT created by God, then theists need to admit (but they never do) that there are things in the Universe which God did not create.

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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RE: Free will Argument against Divine Providence - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 28, 2013 at 2:37 pm

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