[extropy-chat] The omniscience of God and the free will of Man

JDP jacques at dtext.com
Sun Jan 11 22:15:49 UTC 2004


John K Clark wrote:
> "JDP" <jacques at dtext.com>
> 
>>Freedom is the ability of doing what one wants.
> 
> 
> Then I am not free because I want to rule the universe with an iron fist,
> but so far at least I have had some considerable difficulty doing so.

It's not an all-or-nothing matter. You have a certain amount of freedom. 
Someone who is in jail has less than you do. And you have less than 
Superman.

Jacques




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