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determinism

  1. T

    Omnipotent, Omniscient, Free Will

    I have questions around omniscient and omnipotent. I do believe God is both of these, but I do not believe in hard determinism. I read a lot of articles from folks who know a lot about this stuff, and have beliefs on both sides. I also see folks writing formula looking explanations. I guess my...
  2. Pavel Mosko

    Dialogue on Freewill and Determinism

    This is an article that is a collection of message board conversations and email exchanges between an Orthodox priest father John (FJ) and a number of Calvinist Protestants (CP) going back to the late 1990s. I find it enlightening on the issue, but I believe I would call it a "straw dog". A...
  3. L

    Can anyone provide an alternative to determinism or non-determinism?

    Awhile back while reading about the philosophy of free will, I was deeply struck by the point that any event is either determined by the events before it, or it is random. "Free will" has to fit into that, somehow. This realization has shook me very deeply as it makes the fact that God would...
  4. The Gibborim

    A lighthearted look into why God cares about free will:

    Any thoughts?