Winnmark t1_iybzp5z wrote
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He may have set things in motion, but he does not prohibit us from changing the outcome, if we choose to.
The rules are set, but we get to choose how/if/when we follow them.
ThymeParadox t1_iyc10s1 wrote
So god, in all of his omniscience, didn't know what choices we would make from the first moment of creation?
Winnmark t1_iyc14d6 wrote
He did/does.
He'll just never force anyone to do anything.
ThymeParadox t1_iyc1m9m wrote
With omniscience and omnipotence, he could alter the initial conditions of reality in order to lead someone to make a different choice. By setting up reality the way he did, god is choosing to lead everyone towards the choices he knows they will in fact be making.
You can't have it both ways. Either god is not omnipotent and/or omniscient, or god is responsible for the choices that we make.
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