Stile writes:
What I'm saying is that everything we do, He already knows we were going to do. How does this prevent us from choosing what we want to do?
Or maybe this is a definition of Free Will problem?
If you're defining "Free Will" to be "Decisions that no one knows the outcome of". Then, well.. of course you can't have that along with omniscience, it would be a strict contradiction of terms.
However, if we define "Free Will" to be "Decisions where you can choose whatever you'd like"... what's the problem? Or how is this not Free Will?
You make a good point that may apparently outline a flaw in my argument, what you say is correct, however you are still feeling that we have free will. If something has already been decided finally, before you do anything, you have no choice or free will.
an example would be, suppose you apply for a job. And you getting the job depends on your performance at an interview. Now, by someone all knowing who can't possibly be wrong, the outcome has already been forseen, yet, you don't know it.
Now, the fact that I do know that it has already been forseen, could lead me not to try. Why? I can't change what has already happened.
Now, an argument against that might be, well, he has only foreseen it, so try your best, and you'll get it and that is what he would of forseen, because if you don't try, then he would of known that you weren't going to try after finding out he already knew, and thus, not get it. If that makes sense....
However, anyone who thinks that is right is failing to see that the choice has already been taken away from me. It's just like me trying to write a book that has already been written. It doesn't matter what I write, I will follow exactly what it says in the book already written.
The reason I pointed this whole argument out is that alot of people think god has a vested interest in their lives, and they are in a constant struggle with him and devil, and what to do, so many choices, decisions, sins to not do, etc. They pray, they get answers, but what they forget is that your life has already been played out. It does not matter what you do, you will, without knowing, follow the book that was written for you. For example, you might be struggling and wrestling with trying not to go to hell, Oh i'll do this so I can go to heaven, no. You can't change anything about your destiny, it has already been decided. gods all knowing ability is incompatiable with giving us choice and free will. I think on this particular point, the writers of him just gave him too much power that the whole idea of our free will to choose for ourselves is simply not possible and illogical.