If God is omniscient and knows everything?
then doesn't that mean that he knows his own future?
If he knows his own future then it's not possible for him to do anything other than what he already knows he will do (otherwise his prediction would fail and he wouldn't be omniscient).
Therefore, God does not have free will.
If God does not have free will, then he is not omnipotent, since he does not have the power to do anything he wants.
If God is not omnipotent, then he also is not omniscient, as it is logically impossible for a being to know how to do everything but not be able to do it.
Therefore God can neither be omnipotent nor omniscient.
Therefore "God" cannot exist.
Yes?
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->manz:
Not really. Omniscience and free will are still incompatible because it's impossible to know everything and simultaneously be able to do anything.
No, what "dont" make sense is ad hominem attacks.
For the zillionth time if a being knows the future then it is bound to set in motion the actions that would lead to that future. Knowing everything implies that the future is fixed, whether the being is directly influencing it or not.
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then doesn't that mean that he knows his own future?
If he knows his own future then it's not possible for him to do anything other than what he already knows he will do (otherwise his prediction would fail and he wouldn't be omniscient).
Therefore, God does not have free will.
If God does not have free will, then he is not omnipotent, since he does not have the power to do anything he wants.
If God is not omnipotent, then he also is not omniscient, as it is logically impossible for a being to know how to do everything but not be able to do it.
Therefore God can neither be omnipotent nor omniscient.
Therefore "God" cannot exist.
Yes?
Additional Details
->manz:
Not really. Omniscience and free will are still incompatible because it's impossible to know everything and simultaneously be able to do anything.
No, what "dont" make sense is ad hominem attacks.
For the zillionth time if a being knows the future then it is bound to set in motion the actions that would lead to that future. Knowing everything implies that the future is fixed, whether the being is directly influencing it or not.