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No, I don't see how that follows. God cannot create a world in which, in circumstances C, Eric freely does not buy the iguana, because in circumstances C, Eric freely buys the iguana. But, since God can create a world with circumstances C, God can create a world in which Eric freely buys the iguana.
Now, as I mentioned above, this is an oversimplification. It should be clear that I can't really explain it in its full complexity, but I'll try to use an example to show quickly how's it's a little more complicated. This example is, of course, oversimplified. So, I said earlier in this post that God can create a world with circumstances C. But it may be the case that God cannot create a world with circumstances C. Suppose that circumstances C includes Mary freely choosing not to marry Eric in circumstances D. Suppose further that, in fact, Mary freely chooses to marry Eric in circumstances D. Then circumstances C cannot obtain. But, on the other than, there are probably many circumstances similar to circumstances C (call them C' and C'') in which Eric freely buys the iguana. So if it's really important to God that Eric buy the iguana, he can make sure C' or C'' obtain, even if C doesn't.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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