>The paradox is tied to having both omniscience and being the creator. If
you create an organism and know exactly what that organism will do, you
have in fact predestined that organism. For the organism to be truly free,
it would have to be able to break out and do something unknown to the
creator. Hence, an omniscient creator cannot create an organism with true
>free will.
Predestined to me means manipulation by forces, e.g., natural law, etc. To me,it doesn't follow that if you know what the creature will do, you influenced its decision. I often "know" what my kids will do given certain situations although I have not injected any input on their decision making. Am I missing something?
Rip Pisacreta, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology, Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 49307 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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