William of Ockham's distinction between composite and divided sense shows that 'it is possible that P not occur' and 'given foreknowledge, P will occur' operate at different modal levels.
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composite sense(Scholastic logic; used to analyze necessity and contingency in propositions about foreknowledge)
A reading of a proposition in which the modality applies to the proposition as a whole (e.g., 'It is necessary that: if God foreknows X, then X occurs')
divided sense(Scholastic logic; contrasted with composite sense)
A reading of a proposition in which the modality applies separately to each part (e.g., 'If God foreknows X, then X necessarily occurs'), allowing for a different modal evaluation
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.