RE: A 'proof' of God's existence - free will
May 8, 2020 at 3:56 am
(This post was last modified: May 8, 2020 at 4:13 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Damaging assertions, too. If man is a creature that can be predetermined to like vanilla, but god-flipped to chocolate, and is also under the influence of this or that other thing that goes bump in the night...and all of that is piled on top of whatever compulsions the material world necessitates...then man is in no sense a creature with a free will.
Even if the existence of free will could suggest that a god exists, this description of man suggests that free will doesn't. The argument is DOA.
A bad argument, but an honest belief. A belief that's honestly paradoxical. Insisting in some theologically important and existent free will while contending that man is a victim of a fate decided by forces and entities exterior to himself, beyond his control, and even beyond his comprehension. This is the literal antithesis of metaphysical freedom. It fails to satisfy the even lower bar of circumstantial freedom ala deterministic compatibilism. What we have, instead, is the supernatural machine turning out malleable human automatons. It appears that we remain the clay golems we were created to be.
Even if the existence of free will could suggest that a god exists, this description of man suggests that free will doesn't. The argument is DOA.
A bad argument, but an honest belief. A belief that's honestly paradoxical. Insisting in some theologically important and existent free will while contending that man is a victim of a fate decided by forces and entities exterior to himself, beyond his control, and even beyond his comprehension. This is the literal antithesis of metaphysical freedom. It fails to satisfy the even lower bar of circumstantial freedom ala deterministic compatibilism. What we have, instead, is the supernatural machine turning out malleable human automatons. It appears that we remain the clay golems we were created to be.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
