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Originally posted by Mantus
Finally I offer a new argument against a god with free will.
God is supremely good. If a god is supremely good then god cannot make the choice of evil. Therefore god has limited free will.
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I think free will is defined as the ability to choose one's course of action free from outside influence. Since sin is to miss the mark, I would claim that it is analogous to not perfectly effecting one's will.
Thus, a deity with perfect free will would be free from the constraints that restrict one's will. The inability to commit evil (the opposition to a good will) doesn't limit one's will, but rather allows the ability to effect one's will perfectly. I don't agree that diminishes one's freedom--it actually allows it.