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    God uses his knowledge of epistemic conditionals to infer... — Carmelics
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    Supports→An 'epistemic' theory of creation and providence can be generated by replacing Molinist subjunctive conditionals with epistemic conditionals.

    God uses his knowledge of epistemic conditionals to infer what would result, then supposes further actions on his part, inferring further information.

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    knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.)
    Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.

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    If Molinist subjunctive conditionals are replaced by these epistemic conditionals, a different, “epistemic” theory of creation and providence may be generated. God reasons suppositionally: suppose I do X, what am I in a position to know would result? He uses his knowledge of the epistemic conditionals to infer what he can, and then supposes further actions on his part, inferring further information. Importantly, some of these conditionals will describe human free decisions, for even on libertarian views of the will it is still possible sometimes to know what someone will freely do on the basis...

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