2. Omniscience and Free Will

where is the issue with omniscience and free will

if God knows everything, he knows every action I will perform, including future ones so I cannot perform actions freely

why do we not want to abandon free will

it is an essential part of religion, gives our lies moral significance and meaning

If God is everlasting but NOT eternal, what would that mean

he could be existing outside of time alongside us, not knowing what will happen

what is a flaw with the everlasting solution

reduces god’s power too significantly

what is the compatabilist solution to God and free will

you can change your mind from what God wills you to do, but you never will change your mind - the fact that I will do it is contingnent

for compatibilists, i will do action x does not mean

i must do action x

what other kind of being could we argue god is

an eternal being

what does t-simultaneous mean

two events or being exist at the same time

what does e-simultaneous mean

two events or beings occurring in the same eternal present

how could we argue god exists/experiences time

et-simultaneity

describe et-simultaneity

from god’s timeless perspective, every event occurs within the timeless present

whats an issue with the et-simultaneity argument

if there is no time from god’s perspective, that would make time a human illusion, making all statements about time false (we don’t agree with this)

how have people argued that change isn’t an issue for god

people mistakenly assume that change means a change to god’s perfection

issue with the argument that change doesn’t impact god’s perfection

being perfect means being complete and never in a state of potential