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if someone else knows what we're going to do before we do, then we don't have free will, it is only an illusion.
say god is all-knowing. then how can we really be held in fair judgement for our actions since we have no say in how we will do things (we only think we make choices freely)? it is unfair. maybe god is not so good?
on the other hand, say we have free will. then, as the negation would imply, god cannot be all-knowing. how can we be sure then to get the best judgement possible? god could be fallible---god is not perfect.
therefore, if we are allowed free will, then the classic judeo-christian conception of god cannot exist. likewise, if we don't have free will, then what good is the whole religious framework for salvation?
or so the argument goes.
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