Originally posted by seven7up
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Let's look at compatibilism this way: Let's say that God is going to roll some dice.
Let's say that God was the only Being in existence, then decides to create some six sided cubes that roll randomly 7 times and then die (pun intended.)
Note: Keep in mind that the logic holds true even if they are twenty sided dice, or if they roll a hundred times or whatever.
In this case, God creates these cubes from God's own mind, but they will roll "random" numbers. Let's say that the four cubes that God creates will roll as follows:
A) 1, 3, 5, 1, 1, 5, 3...
B) 2, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4, 2...
C) 2, 2, 4, 6, 2, 4, 3...
D) 1, 1, 5, 5, 2, 6, 3...
God knows what the combination is going to be before he even decides to create any one of these cubes. Now, let's say that God, in his mind says, "I like even numbers, not odd numbers" (Or if you want to look at it as even numbers are righteous acts, and odd numbers are sins).
Now, God could say, "I want to create the cube that will randomly roll as cube B did, because all the random rolls were even. I definitely don't want A ... so I will not create it. I don't want to create D either. Maybe I will let C slide because it is pretty good."
So, God decides to create ONLY cube B .. and C if he feels like it.
God IS ultimately determining which number combination will be rolled, but each individual roll IS random. This is combatibilism, but we must admit that it is determinism as well.
-7up
Let's say that God was the only Being in existence, then decides to create some six sided cubes that roll randomly 7 times and then die (pun intended.)
Note: Keep in mind that the logic holds true even if they are twenty sided dice, or if they roll a hundred times or whatever.
In this case, God creates these cubes from God's own mind, but they will roll "random" numbers. Let's say that the four cubes that God creates will roll as follows:
A) 1, 3, 5, 1, 1, 5, 3...
B) 2, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4, 2...
C) 2, 2, 4, 6, 2, 4, 3...
D) 1, 1, 5, 5, 2, 6, 3...
God knows what the combination is going to be before he even decides to create any one of these cubes. Now, let's say that God, in his mind says, "I like even numbers, not odd numbers" (Or if you want to look at it as even numbers are righteous acts, and odd numbers are sins).
Now, God could say, "I want to create the cube that will randomly roll as cube B did, because all the random rolls were even. I definitely don't want A ... so I will not create it. I don't want to create D either. Maybe I will let C slide because it is pretty good."
So, God decides to create ONLY cube B .. and C if he feels like it.
God IS ultimately determining which number combination will be rolled, but each individual roll IS random. This is combatibilism, but we must admit that it is determinism as well.
-7up
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