What are the arguments for free will?

The argument, then, is that if a person has free will, then they are the ultimate cause of their actions. If determinism is true, then all of a person’s choices are caused by events and facts outside their control.

What is omniscient God?

Omniscience means all-knowing. God is all all-knowing in the sense that he is aware of the past, present, and future. Nothing takes him by surprise. His knowledge is total.

How can I be omniscient?

To be omniscient, you yourself need to know all things. You need to learn things effortlessly, as they are discovered, because the sheer size of all things is the real enemy now.

Does omnipotent mean omniscient?

Omnipotence means God is all-powerful. Omniscience means God is all-knowing. This means God knows everything, including the past and future. There is nothing God is unaware of.

Is belief in an omniscient God with free will irrational?

This is a more pressing problem because it threatens to show that belief in an omniscient God with free will is itself an irrational belief. The contradiction arises because included in God’s foreknowledge is knowledge of what His own choices and actions will be.

Is god omniscient?

1. God is omniscient. 2. God is a free being. 3. God is a moral being (by his very nature). That is to say, God is bounded to be moral being. 4. If someone is bounded to act only Fs (moral actions), then he is not free. Therefore, God is not free.

Is God omnipotent or does free will exist?

Ergo, either God is not omnipotent or free will does not exist or both. Of course, not all definitions of God, or of free will, will share this conflict. For example, the definition of free will I and others use has no inherent conflicts with omnipotence, because it does imply you are acting based on an unconstrained will.

What is the logical problem of omniscience?

The logical problem of omniscience suggests that there is a contradiction in the claim that God is all-knowing, all-powerful, morally perfect and has free will. This is a more pressing problem because it threatens to show that belief in an omniscient God with free will is itself an irrational belief.