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  • Religious folks that believe in "free will"...?

    ...and nope, not referring to the whale, although it had a lot more free will than you if you believe in an omniscient deity.

    Omniscient by definition is the capacity to know everything infinitely, or at least everything that can be known about a character including thoughts, feelings, life and the universe, etc.

    So, this would lead a person to believe that this "being" would know how you would live your life and how your life would end. If there is a heaven and hell, then he would know which one you were "destined" for...

    ...as an omniscient being, this would be known before you drew your first breath. Therefore, this means that your life is entirely "predetermined".

    Considering this information, how is it possible to have "free will" if everything is already "predetermined"?

    I actually don't expect anything intelligent from religious folks. Just more spewing of useless information from their Great Holey Book, but it will be interesting to see what excuses you all can come up with.

    10 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago