Re: An atheist on free will

A response to CurryCobra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hi3J3ZebmA

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[kingofnobodies100]

excuse me but your cbe rpg maker demo doesn't have everything its supposed to come with and i really want to play but i dont have all the sound effects autotiles and etc

[nazra7]

@kingofnobodies100 No problem, did you downloadthe RPG Maker XP Run Time Package and install it?

[kingofnobodies100]

@nazra7 i did now thank you so much!!!! love the game! i rate 100/100 :D nice game dude!

[nazra7]

@kingofnobodies100 Thanks, glad you like it.

[kingofnobodies100]

well just keep up the good work:D

[nazra7]

@strkszone "but I'm saying his intervention defeats his purpose for giving us free will in the first place."

I don't see how leaving room for questioning God's decision to give us free will defeats the purpose of us having free will to begin with.

"How are we in his "image"."

I believe the phrase "in his image" refers to his likeness, as the phrase that follows" in our likeness" seems to be paraphrasing what was said before rather than adding on to what was said before.

[strkszone]

@nazra7 You're right the existence of God would not be contradictory to free will, but I'm saying his intervention defeats his purpose for giving us free will in the first place. Leaving us thinking why does he give us free will? If it is to put us in his image, then why are we not energy? How are we in his "image". If we're interpreting on his abilities, then why are we not omnipotent?

[nazra7]

@strkszone I'm not so certain about that, but if I were to assume you were correct, my conclusion would not differ. In either case, it can be said that God contradicts free will when he intervenes, so any argument claiming that God is contradictory with free will assumes that God constantly intervenes, otherwise, its no more contradictory than mom preventing son from staying out past 10 pm.

[strkszone]

@nazra7 Free will in the general sense that it is used refers to the ability to perform both X and Y equally. Having a free choice of their own volition unhindered.

[nazra7]

@strkszone "Free will means 100% freely able to do an action. If it's being prevented it's not free."

Free will is also relative to the action that you're trying to do. If there's 50% ability to do X and 100% ability to do Y, it can be argued that one does not have free will while trying to do X, but does have free will while trying to do Y.