Leighton Flowers, when pushed on the issue of whether foreknowledge is compatible with Libertarian freedom, appeals to Dr. William Lane Craig on the issue where many philosophers make a modal mistake. The issue with that response from Leighton is to assume that that is the only way Calvinist could argue for determinism is invoking the issue of necessity. But take the following argument:
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- If God timelessly knows the past,
then God’s knowledge of the past is unalterable,
in which case the past is unalterable. If God timelessly knows the future,
then God’s knowledge of the future is unalterable,
in which case the future is unalterable.
- If God timelessly knows the past,
The issue is moved from the issue of necessity to the unalterability of God’s knowledge. This argument is also grounded in the idea that God is timeless. So, Leighton can’t appeal to Boethius to try to avoid the conclusion.
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