A Discussion on the Sovereignty of God and Human Free Will
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As per the most popular topic by vote, we are covering the sovereignty of God and human free will. Come share your thoughts.
The positions on free will
•Hard determinism – freedom is incompatible with determinism and humans are not free.
•Soft determinism – compatibilism: freedom is compatible with determinism. Determinism is "the idea that every event is necessitated by antecedent events and conditions."
•Libertarianism – that determinism and freedom are incompatible and humans are free.
What about Fatalism?
(1) Necessarily, if God foreknows x, then x will happen.
(2) God foreknows x.
(3) Therefore, x will necessarily happen.
A few snacks will be freely available.
Note: due to the cost of Meetup, this is planned to be the last event we have using Meetup, and we are ceasing to use it. And you might say, I said that last time, well, they gave us one month free, so I assume this is it. We have a WhatsApp group, a Facebook group, or we'll also post the details on the website: WhyChristianity.org.au
