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To: MikeH who wrote (239)	9/14/1999 9:23:00 AM
From: Nate	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 69300

but maybe god would still allow you to have free will. even though he knows the outcome of your actions he allows you to commit evil acts. this doesn't mean he isn't caring it just means that he still allows you free will. now is this god good? maybe if he intervened and made everyone go to heaven the concept of hell would no longer be necessary and god would not have a "punishment" for those who committed evil act. jmooc

To: MikeH who wrote (239)	9/14/1999 12:16:00 PM
From: Null Dog Ago	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 69300

To answer your post (which wasn't the point that Nate (wasn't it?) started, which was the idea that both free will and omniscience can exist simultaneously), we have been warned, given the ten commandments and various parables to illustrate the virtues we should live by. From there it's our own free will. And how do you know you aren't given subtle hints throughout life? I'm not trying to dismiss evolution, either, just raising an argument from the other side. And getting people to think. If you just blindly follow a theory 'cause some scientists say so, aren't you following the same train of thought that religious followers are accused of? Just blindly following discoveries someone else has found? At least everyone here has had to defend their position and been exposed to the opinion from the other side. Far better than a post where everyone agrees and there's nothing to say, don't you think?