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Originally Posted by Bronze Medal
If God is omnipotent and omniscient, then to have free-will would require us to make a decision outside of his influence, and because his influence is infinite, we cannot.
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Who said anything about his influence being "infinite." If god is omnipotent and omniscient, it means he knows all, if he's omnipotent, he's all-powerful. What if his "all-knowing" refers to God knowing all "possibilities" of choice and the ability to move at an omnipresent angle throughout time? Maybe as a being, he chooses to remain behind the scenes, so to speak, influencing no one, or influencing very little. Listen, as a disclaimer, I'm theorizing here like everyone else--and some of them may seem weird, and to some people they might seem dumb, but be nice or at least don't be rude.
I'm really glad this topic got started, by the way, good idea points to the OP.
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