How Can we have choice if God is omniscient
07.13.05 (1:22 pm) [edit]
If God knows everything we will do in our entire lifetime without ever necissarily controlling it then how are our actions even remotely our own? If for example there are four doors and God knows beforehand which door we will take then all of the other doors may as well have never been there.If God is truly omniscient then it stands to reason that Choice is merely an illusion.
posted by: xinnia (reply)
post date: 07.13.05 (1:39 pm)
I would have to disagree, that's like saying that since you know if you were to get pregnant you would keep the baby, that the choices of abortion and adoption were never opened to you. Just because you know what your chioce would be, or what the choice of someone else would be, doesn't mean that the other options were never there.
posted by: Kupov (reply)
post date: 07.13.05 (1:52 pm)
No because humans can be fooled ,I mean if God knew. dont you think that knowledge of one choice negates the others.
and thank you for taking the time to comment
posted by: VancouverBound (reply)
post date: 07.13.05 (2:29 pm)
That's the paradox - we can have free will or an omnipotent god. Not both.
posted by: Kupov (reply)
post date: 07.13.05 (2:56 pm)
Yes but can we have free will if the god is only Omniscient?
posted by: Kupov (reply)
post date: 07.13.05 (2:57 pm)
And that also in actuality depends on you'r definition of omnipotent
a.Ability to Control all
b.Controls all
posted by: sweetsue (reply)
post date: 07.13.05 (4:20 pm)
Reply to: Kupov
Have you ever read The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren...good book to read.I am a christian and believe in God and the Bible.
posted by: Kupov (reply)
post date: 07.13.05 (4:21 pm)
Remember I am 14 I will most likely not have read your standerd philosophy books
posted by: graceshaker (reply)
post date: 07.20.05 (8:21 am)
non sequiter. knowledge of events does not dictate them.
freewill is an illusion but not bc of Gods knowledge.
ps - purpose driven life isnt really a philosphy book. its pop-psychology with christian words that fails to have any seriously redeeming qualities.
posted by: Acorn (reply)
post date: 07.31.05 (11:32 am)
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posted by: Kupov (reply)
post date: 07.31.05 (2:12 pm)
What is Islam is correct? then you will fry in Hell,so it is completely relevant.
posted by: knn (reply)
post date: 08.01.05 (8:43 am)
I think the idea of an all-knowing (past, present, but most importantly future) is an idea that can destroy the Christian belief in its final analysis
posted by: Kupov (reply)
post date: 08.05.05 (7:59 pm)
Yes it is, thanks for showing up.
posted by: ellliiet (reply)
post date: 08.10.05 (11:57 am)
repeatin yourself reveals how small minded u r
posted by: Kupov (reply)
post date: 08.10.05 (3:39 pm)
Reply to: ellliiet
So if I am correct repeating myself is stupid?....but....i am correct, are you by any chance medically insane?
posted by: preceptlady (reply)
post date: 08.14.05 (11:58 am)
reply to Graceshaker. I agree with you
posted by: ThouIsNotRyan (reply)
post date: 09.04.05 (1:18 am)
hey im going to hell.. so what