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Single Idea 5768

[from 'The Consolations of Philosophy' by Boethius, in 16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism ]

Full Idea

God's universal foreknowledge and freedom of the will seem clean contrary and opposite.

Gist of Idea

God's universal foreknowledge seems opposed to free will

Source

Boethius (The Consolations of Philosophy [c.520], V.III)

Book Reference

Boethius: 'The Consolations of Philosophy', ed/tr. Watts,V.E. [Penguin 1969], p.150


A Reaction

The original source of the great theological and philosophical anguish over free will. The problem is anything which fixes future facts, be it oracular knowledge or scientific prediction. Personally I think free will was an invention by religions.