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    Theists who deny libertarian freedom are typically theolo... — Carmelics
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    Theists who deny libertarian freedom are typically theological determinists rather than fatalists.

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    • It is primarily considerations of divine omnipotence or sovereignty, rather than foreknowledge, that motivate theists who deny libertarian freedom.
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    • 1.Medieval Islamic theologians like al-Ash'ari grounded the denial of libertarian freedom in divine foreknowledge itself, not merely sovereignty.
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    • 2.When foreknowledge is conceived as eternal and infallible, it functionally collapses into a fatalist constraint indistinguishable from determinism.
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    • 1.Jonathan Edwards explicitly derives theological determinism from divine foreknowledge in 'Freedom of the Will,' making foreknowledge—not just omnipotence—the motivating consideration.
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    • 2.If foreknowledge logically entails the necessity of future events, theists who affirm omniscience are committed to denying libertarian freedom on fatalist grounds.
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    The denial of libertarian freedom has always had many supporters. The idea of making causal determinism the focal point of discussions of free will is modern in origin, and some philosophers think that the modern framing of the issue is confused. Philosophers who deny libertarian freedom may affirm a type of free will compatible with determinism, or they may instead simply accept the consequence that human beings lack free will. It is worth noting, however, that theists who deny libertarian freedom are typically theological determinists rather than fatalists; it’s primarily considerations of d...

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