Category: Freewill

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‘Provide the way of escape’

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I recently discussed the issue of 1 Cor. 10:13 again with John Cranman: John Cranman TheSire, the first paragraph is not what I’m arguing. All I’m saying is that this verse affirms PAP/CCFW, and is thus incompatible with compatibilist determinism. I am not arguing for moral responsibility. I am only arguing that it supports the idea that believing agents had two or more options they could’ve chosen – which falsifies compatibilist determinism. TheSire: The article argues the freedom Paul writes is that of believers. But usually, your side maintains all mankind has LFW. So, unbelievers would lack LFW. John Cranman: … Continue reading ‘Provide the way of escape’

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Traditionalist Intuitions

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There was a thread on Facebook that I participated in discussing Calvinism. Here is my edited helpful form of a confused conversation: Leighton Flowers: If you redefine human freedom to mean “doing as one desires when those desires are theistically determined,” then sure. But normal people don’t do that. Just Calvinists. Brian Knapp: Leighton Flowers actually no – not all compatibilists are calvinists. And to say “redefine” is to beg the question. And to use the word “normal” as you did is to poison the well. Congrats – you’re 0 for 3. Phillip Jackson: Brian Knapp what poor refutation, my … Continue reading Traditionalist Intuitions

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The Thibodaux Saga

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These will contain all my responses to the Arminian Perspectives website and possibly other responses to the website. Provided in chronological and subject order. TheCouncil: [Topic: Aseity/Transcendental Critique] Arminianism and Aseity Thibodaux’s Cooked Goose Thibodaux: The Saga Continues Libertarian Foreknowledge … Continue reading The Thibodaux Saga

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Effectually Caused

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26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. Most Freewill theists find it a repulsive notion that God “effectually” causes us to make choices. Notice that the conclusion from this passage would be that anyone God causes to walk according to His statutes must be robots and not culpable for their deeds.   Continue reading Effectually Caused

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Self-Imposed Illusions

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Well, I noticed that no response article was provided but I saw on his post and noticed that he responded in the comments. Well, let’s see what Thibodaux has to offer: The dearest Objector gives a few more replies. They’re honestly so vacuous and inane that I won’t even dignify them with another post, but I can dismantle his few remaining points here: This wouldn’t be merely him pandering if he had intelligent points. He hasn’t shown anything I’ve stated to be vacuous or inane.    @That means anyone’s interpretation of the facts if reality could by chance be equally … Continue reading Self-Imposed Illusions

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Thibodaux: A Dependent Independence

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Thibodaux has written a response to my article. So, let’s review it: http://spirited-tech.com/COG/2019/08/06/thibodaux-the-saga-continues/ https://arminianperspectives.wordpress.com/2019/08/09/tackling-calvinist-errors-on-omniscience-aseity-plus-a-deductive-proof/ I’ve been pretty clear since the beginning of our dialogue that God doesn’t derive His attributes from creation. Quoting previous posts: Does Thibodaux not distinguish between a person professed position and the implications of the position? Sure, he denies that that is his position but that is the implication of his position. He doesn’t do anything to dispell us of that argument. To sum up the heretofore poorly-explained objection, the objector makes the error of conflating the attribute of omniscience with the specifics of God’s knowledge. … Continue reading Thibodaux: A Dependent Independence

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Libertarian Foreknowledge

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Jimmy Stephens recently stated something that I have been arguing with J. C. Thibodaux. Here is a relevant part of the conversation: TheQuestioner: In a discussion with a fellow believer, I brought up the fact that Jesus declared to Peter that He would deny Him as an example against the PAP. I said that because Jesus knew in advance what Peter would do, Peter couldn’t have done otherwise. They said that this doesn’t suggest that Peter couldn’t have done otherwise, but would not do otherwise. Would you say that God’s knowledge of what we will do means that we could … Continue reading Libertarian Foreknowledge

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Arminianism and Aseity

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I’ll be looking at another article from the Arminian perspectives website. Aseity is defined as, “existence originating from and having no source other than itself.” God, according to all branches of orthodox Christian theology, is the only Being who is self-existent. The issue at hand, briefly, is that if God has endowed His creations with a measure of free will, then the creatures’ own actions come from themselves (i.e. from their own self-determination) and hence the transcendent God’s knowledge of what they will do apparently is also rooted in that self-determination. Determinists such as Mr. Prussic contend that God’s knowledge … Continue reading Arminianism and Aseity

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Teleological Explanation

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Recently, I commented on an article about LFW being intuitive: http://spirited-tech.com/COG/2019/07/02/intuition-and-choices/ Later, John Cranman shared his thoughts about my response: TheSire, if you’re going to quote Taliaferro (and Goetz) on free will, you should probably quote him entirely. From the same piece you’re pulling from: “For example, in light of both our desire that we make clear that there are no good objections to the idea that we make uncaused choices and our belief that writing this essay would fulfill that desire, we chose to write it for the purpose that we make clear that there are no good objections … Continue reading Teleological Explanation