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    It is not the case that On the Geachian view, God's beliefs about the contingent future constitute genuine knowledge.

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    • 1.Knowledge requires a truth-maker that is settled and determinate at the time of belief formation.
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    • 2.On the Geachian view, contingent future propositions lack a determinate truth value prior to the relevant events.
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    • 3.A belief formed about an indeterminate proposition cannot constitute genuine knowledge, regardless of divine reliability.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Tracking a 'direction' of the future presupposes a causal or modal connection between the belief and its object.
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    • 2.If future contingents are genuinely open, no such connection can ground the belief's content without collapsing the contingency.
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    • 3.Geachian soft facts about God's beliefs therefore either undermine genuine openness or fail the tracking condition for knowledge.
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    • God's beliefs about the contingent future track the changing truth about where the future is headed.
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