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by top5pin
Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:46 am
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Evil and free will
Replies: 44
Views: 14931

Re: Evil and free will (what about heaven)

If the bad things that happen are all attributable to free will, then how will heaven work? Heaven is supposed to be a paradise without pain suffering or evil, but since we've already established that all of those things arise from the gift of free will, how can we possibly have free will in heaven?...
by top5pin
Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:46 am
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Evil and free will
Replies: 44
Views: 14931

Re: Evil and free will (what about heaven)

If the bad things that happen are all attributable to free will, then how will heaven work? Heaven is supposed to be a paradise without pain suffering or evil, but since we've already established that all of those things arise from the gift of free will, how can we possibly have free will in heaven?...
by top5pin
Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:32 pm
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Evil and free will
Replies: 44
Views: 14931

Re: Evil and free will

After consideration I submit to you that the problem is in fact not one of knowledge but instead one of information. Further I submit that knowledge is necessarily a special case of information. I concede your point that being and knowledge of being are indeed separate but only within the narrow def...
by top5pin
Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:53 am
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Evil and free will
Replies: 44
Views: 14931

Re: Evil and free will

My brain hurts y:-? Jac, thank you for your succinct summation of the "Modal Fallacy" page, I was making heavy work of wading through it myself. I need to spend more time considering the subject before I respond fully. Whilst I completely follow your reasoning I still have a hard time unde...
by top5pin
Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:07 am
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Evil and free will
Replies: 44
Views: 14931

Re: Evil and free will

Thank you for your replies. You are confusing the categories of being and knowledge of being . If they two are not distinguished, you have the problem you are citing, but once you separate them properly, the problem goes away. Being and knowledge of being can indeed be seperated when the events or o...
by top5pin
Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:37 am
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Evil and free will
Replies: 44
Views: 14931

Evil and free will

Hello, this is my first post on this forum and the reason that I have joined. I have read through some of the forum but I haven't found this topic covered yet, if it has I apologise for bringing it up again. I'd like to present a philosophical problem and my point of view on it so that I can better ...