Inertia Posted:

Cool you’re already internet debating back when I was still learning multiplication table…

I’m rather scared to take you on but will try.

We do have free will, and God is omniscient. So you’re saying that if God can know what would we do in advance, that effectively means no free will? Predestination much? Not really. Just because He knows what I’m going to choose does not mean I do not have the power to choose. So to use a parable…

I offer you a green ball and a red ball. You may choose either one. I know in advance that you will of choose green because you like the colour green.

An alternative situation. I know that you already have a green ball at home and I know that you know that I told a buddy that you will definitely pick the green ball. I know that you would pick the red ball instead because I know you hate me. In both examples you still have the choice to pick either green or red ball though, I just know what you were going to pick.

Conclusion is, omniscience doesn’t destroy your free will.

Like I said, I don’t think there is a right or wrong when it comes to religion. People should treat each other like people, but I find that argument is inherently flawed, maybe you can elaborate?

Free will and omniscience are diametrically opposed between Creator and creation in this case. God gave us free will because he loves us and wants us to come to him freely, but he knew our destinies when creating us(i.e. he knew every hair on our head before we were born). If he knew our destinies before creating us, then he knew some people were going to be evil/murderers/rapists even unto death and still chose to create them in this fashion, thus creating someone with the destiny of separation from God in the afterlife(Hell). Alternately, he didn’t know what choices we would make and there is no omniscience present. Explain?