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05-02-2003, 09:14 AM
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Prophecy denies Free Will?
There are many prophecies in the Bible. So, here's a question re: prophecies for those who believe in them:
Can man, by exercising his Free Will, prevent a prophecy from coming true? If not, do prophecies interfere with human Free Will? Jamie |
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05-02-2003, 09:59 AM
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And if so, does that make the prophets false, since their prophecies didn't come true? Ergo, we should be legally required to stone them to death?
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05-02-2003, 01:50 PM
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Re: Prophecy denies Free Will?
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05-02-2003, 02:37 PM
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So since the prophecy is going to come true no matter what, doesn't that completely trash the concept of free will? If Isaiah prophesized that I'd die in a desert, and nothing I can do will prevent that, how can you say I have free will? If I truly had free will, I should theoretically be able to decide to never ever go to a desert.
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