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To: Boogieman
Yes, it isn’t possible for God to both be omniscient and to be ignorant of the results of some “random number generator” that He created.

That's called 'free will'.

An omnipotent God can decide that being omniscient is really, really boring, and elect to not look ahead and 'just see what the monkeys are doing' today.

I'm pretty sure if there is such a being He finds my life amusing (as do I!)...

99 posted on 08/20/2020 2:15:03 PM PDT by null and void (Quarantine the sick. Shield the vulnerable. Free everyone else!)
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To: null and void

“That’s called ‘free will’.”

No, that is wrong. Free will cannot be random, or it is not free will at all. This is essentially the argument of the materialists, that we only have the illusion of “free will” but really all our choices are determined by random processes.

“An omnipotent God can decide that being omniscient is really, really boring, and elect to not look ahead and ‘just see what the monkeys are doing’ today.”

Perhaps, but then God isn’t really omniscient. He would have the ability to be omniscient but not exercising it I suppose. These questions, and the like, such as “can God create a weight so heavy He can’t lift it?” are all kind of silly though, since one of the other classic properties of a theistic God is ineffability.


103 posted on 08/20/2020 2:53:37 PM PDT by Boogieman
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