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guillaumeb

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17. Free will is the answer.

Reply to standingtall (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 11:33 PM

Oct 2017

The Creator created sentient life and that life has free will. Absent free will, the will to act freely, humans would be merely puppets acting a script.

My view.

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If God is cruel than a universe without God [View all] standingtall Oct 2017 OP

Are you trying to apply logic to the question "Does God exist?" vlyons Oct 2017 #1

The existence of God is just as logical standingtall Oct 2017 #3

As I stated above vlyons Oct 2017 #5

Whatever a singularity is it would still be something that existed without being created standingtall Oct 2017 #7

What evidence do you have that a singularity was never created, vlyons Oct 2017 #9

The circle has to stop somewhere standingtall Oct 2017 #12

Ancient Vikings also believed the Earth rested on a turtle's back. raging moderate Feb 2018 #18

If you are trying to understand bad vs good, think about this. safeinOhio Oct 2017 #2

The laws of opposites have been understood by Christians and Jews alike standingtall Oct 2017 #4

There are a few of us around here vlyons Oct 2017 #6

You do understand that this is the Chistian forum? standingtall Oct 2017 #8

I'm very well read in the Bible vlyons Oct 2017 #11

If one accepts the concept of free will, guillaumeb Oct 2017 #10

Not all Christian accept the concept of free will standingtall Oct 2017 #13

I understand, thus the beginning word "if". guillaumeb Oct 2017 #14

I don't believe that means God surrendered his standingtall Oct 2017 #15

The Creator created existence. So we believe. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #16

Free will is the answer. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #17