Re: [asa] PvM's View of What Science IS

Christine posted: "Though I'm not firm in this position, I think I would
define free will a bit differently. I would define it
as a God-given capacity for us to choose something
contrary to God's will, something which is sinful
(thus, it is tied to our awarness of the moral law).
This is in contrast to something you might term "free
choice" or "freedom of action", which I would equate
to simple decisions that have no moral aspect to them
(should I buy a blue car or a red car?) Thus, I would
say that animals have only freedom of choice, but not
free will, whereas we have the capacity for both;
consequently, humans have fallen, but animals have not
(and cannot)."

We seem to disagree only on a definition. I would use "free will" to
describe both my choosing something contrary to God's will and also
morally neutral decisions (a red or a blue car). In both instances I act
"non-naturally."

Burgy

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Received on Tue Sep 18 13:20:54 2007