Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!bch From: bch@unc.UUCP (Byron Howes ) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Omniscience vs. Free Will (again!) Message-ID: <6811@unc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Feb-84 01:46:11 EST Article-I.D.: unc.6811 Posted: Thu Feb 23 01:46:11 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Feb-84 07:09:43 EST References: <1816@cbscc.UUCP> Organization: University of North Carolina Comp. Center Lines: 18 Perhaps I am arguing a subtly different point from Jon White, but I never made the statement that I thought G-d was responsible for man's decisions. The statement I *did* make, which I think is equally clear, is that given absolute precognition by G-d, man's decisions and use of free will are irrelevant. The outcomes are already known. There are a number of curious theological points that arise from this, such as what is the purpose of the testing of Job, or the purpose of the various Biblical covenants (or indeed the purpose of anything?) But I will leave those discussions to individuals who have more invested than I in that kind of argument. -- "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" Byron Howes UNC - Chapel Hill ({decvax,akgua}!mcnc!unc!bch)