How does all knowing void freewill? .........see example?

Question

If I know something about someones future but don't decide for them does it void freewill?

Answer 1

No, because they still have the ability to change their future themselves. With an omniscient god, however, not only is the situation predetermined, but the person's actions are also predetermined. That's something you can't foreknow, but supposedly, God can. That's how it voids free will.

To put it another way, if God knows every action, every thought, and every little detail of your life, then you have no control to change what he has already determined for you before you were born. Either god isn't omniscient, or we don't have free will, and everything we say and do is the result of what God planned.

Answer 2

Have You Ever Played Chess? Well There Is a Type Of Chess Thats Called 3D Chess Where You Really Need To Think In 3 Dimensions. - If You Can See ALL Possible Moves From A Given Point In The Game, It's A Pretty Good Analogy To How GOD Sees Time. He Sees ALL Possible Outcomes From EVERY Action Everyone Takes. He Doesn't Need To Control What YOU Are Doing. He Only Arranges Circumstances And The People Who Are In Harmony With His Will To Achieve His Plans. This Does Not Violate Free Will, But He Does Have All The Bases Covered.

Answer 3

It doesn't. It seems to me--and I may be wrong--that atheists believe that because God knows what our choices will be, that He has predetermined those choices for us. That is not true though--so our freewill is not voided. It's my belief that God has a good plan for each of our lives, but because we have the freedom to make our own choices, we don't always seek to know or follow His plan, and we often get off-course. The fact that He knew we would, does not mean that it was what He wanted for us. Individuals are solely responsible for the choices we make--not anybody else--not even God.

((((Kayne & TTC)))))

Answer 4

Nope. You may know what will happen if either/any choice is made in regards to each decision - whether good or bad - So it doesn't void "free-will". The person will still decide for themselves and the end result will be a product of their decision. While you may know what the future CAN hold at every fork-road in life for a person, it is up to them to attain what they will - because they will make a decision with or with-out you. While our choices may be limited at times, they are still a product of the way we deign our lives - they still belong to each individual.

Answer 5

You are not God.

One would think that you would understand that if you knew Him.

He is the One all knowing, when we know Him. When become one with Him in life. He allows us to know the truth of Him, it doesn't affect anyone else's freewill.

He does however allow us to know when someone does not understand the truth of Him.

He allowed us freewill, to see how we'd use it.
To see if we can find our way back to Him, safe and sound, building His Creation better than when we got here... honoring His Will with our freewill, not undermine and destroy His Creation.

Answer 6

Your freewill or hers?

I don't see any problem with freewill here at all. You both make decisions about what you know.

Answer 7

Sorry odd, the freewill would be on their part, not yours

for you to decide for someone else is to deprive them of their freewill.

If their decision is wrong or right, that is their choice not yours.

Answer 8

Hi TTC! Hi Beano! You know what my answer is gonna be. Example - Judas. His betrayal was prophesied by the psalmist. Did David decide for him that He would betray His Lord? lol

Answer 9

It doesn't, the person can choose what to do, all knowing just knows the results in advance. Knowing what someone will choose doesn't make them choose one way or another.

Answer 10

They think that they were created to fail. But they don't realize they are creating their own future with that belief.