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Originally Posted by asaris
Let me put it another way. Sometimes we have knowledge of the future; most often because we are the causes of what's going to happen in the future. I know I'm going to be driving to South Bend tomorrow afternoon, because I'm going to make it happen. But I also know that Donald Uitvlugt is going to be riding with me. No one would say that my knowledge in this case somehow compels Donald to get in the car. Then why is it supposed to be different with God's foreknowledge?
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It's different because God cannot be wrong. You can. Something could happen to your car between now and tomorrow or something could happen to a family member and you would have to change your plans. You might even die tonight, making it unlikely that you'd be in South Bend tomorrow. Donald could change his mind about going with you. The point is that any number of things could happen that would make you wrong. If God knows something is going to happen then it will happen. So how could I have free will if God already knows what I am going to choose? God cannot be wrong so I cannot choose anything other than what he knows I will choose. How is it a choice then? I wouldn't have another option.