Re: [asa] God, Chance and Purpose

At 05:29 PM 6/6/2008, Kirk Bertsche wrote:
>FYI, this is essentially the same analogy that Millard Erickson uses
>in his "Christian Theology" (except he uses chocolate cake vs liver
>and onions). His point, like David's, is that God can know us well
>enough to be certain of what we will choose even though we have a
>completely free choice.
>
>Kirk

Okay, let me propose a thought experiment. Suppose you and I got
together and observed David over a long period of time. We took our
observations and, with the help of a developed model and a super
computer, were able predict every thing that David did. What he ate
for breakfast, what color shirt he wore on Tuesday etc. etc. What
would you conclude about David? That he has free will?

>On Jun 6, 2008, at 10:27 AM, David Campbell wrote:
>
>>If I ask Timothy (who is 3) if he wants a piece of chocolate or a
>>
>>piece of lettuce, I know what his answer will be (at least if he is
>>
>>paying attention), even though he is free to choose.
>
>=

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Received on Sat Jun 7 21:37:58 2008