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    The argument for theological fatalism has more at stake t... — Carmelics
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    The argument for theological fatalism has more at stake than just the coherence of libertarian theism.

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    • 1.Many non-libertarians and non-theists have contributed to the debate about theological fatalism.
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    • 2.There is more at stake in Zeno's Achilles paradox than the fleetness of Achilles and the torpidity of tortoises; discovering facts about Achilles or the tortoise would not address the real issues presented by Zeno's argument.
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    • 3.The situation is arguably the same when it comes to the argument for theological fatalism.
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    • 1.The Zeno analogy fails because theological fatalism's core tension is specifically theological: it presupposes divine personhood, omniscience, and creation.
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    • 2.Unlike Zeno's paradox, which is purely logical and domain-neutral, theological fatalism dissolves entirely if one rejects theism, making it essentially sectarian.
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    • 3.A problem that vanishes upon rejecting one metaphysical framework cannot claim the same universal philosophical stakes as a genuinely framework-independent paradox.
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    • 1.Compatibilists like Frankfurt and Dennett argue theological fatalism primarily threatens libertarian free will, not compatibilist accounts of freedom.
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    • 2.If compatibilism is true, foreknowledge poses no genuine threat to moral responsibility, reducing the argument's stakes to an internecine dispute within libertarian theism.
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    • 3.The breadth of a debate's participants does not establish the breadth of its philosophical stakes, as scholars may engage a narrow problem for independent reasons.
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    This theological fatalist argument creates a dilemma for anyone who thinks it important to maintain both (1) there is a deity who infallibly knows the entire future, and (2) human beings have free will in the strong sense usually called libertarian. But it has also fascinated many who have not shared either of these commitments, because taking the argument’s full measure requires rethinking some of the most fundamental questions in philosophy, especially ones concerning time, truth, and modality. Those philosophers who think there is a way to consistently maintain both (1) and (2) are called c...

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