Mousy, you mentioned free will before as a justification for the existence of evil given the existence of a benevolent deity. The FWD has been successfully refuted so many times that I won't even bother, especially given that I don't think I need to even bring up the problem of evil to do away with anything you give me.
However, let's talk about free will. Not just Mousy, either. Do you believe it exists? Do you believe it does not exist? If it does, is it God-given or just an evolutionary by-product (which does not rule out the existence of God, only the intentional creation of free-willed entities on his part)?
Personally I lean toward the compatibilist freedom presented by William Stace in Religion and the Modern Mind. I'll explain a little more later, once the conversation gets going.
However, let's talk about free will. Not just Mousy, either. Do you believe it exists? Do you believe it does not exist? If it does, is it God-given or just an evolutionary by-product (which does not rule out the existence of God, only the intentional creation of free-willed entities on his part)?
Personally I lean toward the compatibilist freedom presented by William Stace in Religion and the Modern Mind. I'll explain a little more later, once the conversation gets going.
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