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Subject: Re: A riddle that was set me...
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Bible Bob wrote:
>> God has foreknowledge. The Bible does [not]
>> say that God is "omniscient.' People say that.
Grinder wrote:
> My only argument here has been that there is a
> conflict between the concepts of man's free will
> and God's omniscience. If you don't believe that
> God is omniscient, then there's no rub to worry
> about.
Just a sidebar:
I personally like the image of a God that doesn't know it all. Being
able to surprise, disappoint or impress him/her makes for a much more
personal relationship than forever hearing, "cha, I knew you were going
to say/do that."
My personal preferences, I suspect, have zero impact on the existence or
character of the gods -- equalled only by their impact other human's
intepretations and speculations about their own views of the gods.
If I ever find myself in the postion of becoming a theist, shopping for
a pantheon, I think I would go with the Greek or Roman gods. their
interactions are recognizable enough that I could believe Man was
created in their image.
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