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    (1.67)). Thus, one may ask " how can Satan's "woes" be worsened still more if he has been damned to eternal suffering? Perhaps, although this may be suppositious, we may call Satan's punishment one "from without," that is, God does not damn Satans's free will (he may still plot, still be hypocritical (under God's "permissive will," and indulge in other evil things). While Satan certainly can never reascend into Heaven, his Hell is not exactly bounded, he may still plummet lower into Hell, he may…

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    In this paper I will consider the atheistic point of view on the argument from evil, while addressing free will. This is one of the main arguments against the existence of an all-good and all-knowing God, which was discussed in class. Atheistic Argument From Evil If God exists, then He is omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly good. If God were omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly good, then the world would not contain evil. The world contains evil. Therefore, God does not exist. Beginning with…

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    supporter of determinism, and in complete opposition to free will, as his beliefs are at absolute odds with free will Holbach states that man is constantly being modified by causes that may or may not be apparent to the individual, of which he has no control over, and it is these causes that affect him, by which control every aspect of his being. And in spite of the that which confines him, a man may be delusional in thinking that he has free will. Holbach describes will as being a modification…

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    It can be just a matter of perspective whether we hold the view that there are somewhat inevitable connection among events or there only exists sheer chance. For how can we judge the existence of relationship, a invisible thing? In that case, it is more fruitful to think about what is the healthy way to cope with seeming contingency than to be engrossed in the discussion about something is a chance product or not. It is because paranoia no less distresses its possessor than a world with no…

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    With Fate and Freewill at hand, it can go either way. Fate being what is going to happen in the future of a person’s life or society while free will being that society or a person can decide whether they are going to make change to the future depending on what is or isn't going to be changed. Knowing this, Fate will always defeat free will no matter the situation that could be occurring. Freewill does have the power to change things but Fate will always be the one to take the lead in the end.…

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    An Australian philosopher named John L. Mackie is widely known for his argument against the problem of evil. Mackie’s argument was very similar to the problem of evil. The problem of evil in summary states that a God cannot exist with the existence of evil, but Mackie’s argument was not that God did not exist entirely, but rather that God did not exist as an all-powerful or perfect God. He argued that having an all knowing God, and the present existence of evil were both logically inconsistent.…

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    No, the fact of evil does not make it irrational to believe in God. Evil is real and is a result of our free will, which, I will argue, is the only plausible way God, who is characterized by His full attributes described in traditional theism, could have destined humanity to live. Further, a free world where evil exists is the only world where humans may become complete creations. In a free world, where we are presented with genuine choices of right or wrong, we are therefore able to grow…

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    gonna be peerin’ over my shoulder…Like a parole officer!” (Luke Cage #3) in response to Burstein. His choice of language here points to his feelings toward libertarianism. To him, freedom is the ability to exercise free will over his body, and without such ability he is not technically “free”, but rather heeding to the decisions of others, in particular Burstein. Because Cage would be working under Burstein’s morals and decisions, he would lose ownership of himself. The language in this panel…

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    In the school of thought of libertarianism also known as Indeterminism, libertarianism theory is based on that individuals do have a free choice in determining any decision they chose upon in their lives. Indeterminism holds the most convincing explanation that humans possess free will, as well as Existentialism also plays a convincing role in defining human free will. William James (Indeterminist) and Jean-Paul Sartre (Existentialist)…

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    Free Will Vs Determinism

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    The issue of Free will and Determinism arise from the terms themselves. Free will can be defined as: “agents that are strongly, and naturally, inclined to believe that what they do, it is of their own free will” (our actions have the motives that we (the agent) determined and want). Determinism, on the other hand, means to outlook every event, including choice and action as determined (i.e. completely caused or inevitable). However, determined means in this statement “causally determined”…

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