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JOhn Perry

rob still not admits Miller’s explain. She argues that God’s grace can sort of cancels the limits on our free will. Miller cannot explain this argument because he thinks her argument of “grace” is out of the point of their debate. Therefore, Weirob agrees with his explanation and makes her argument continually. She raises the argument that if the God is supposes to be omniscient; doesn’t he know that she will choose when there are many choices? Then Cohen raises an example of steak which is he knows Weirob will choose the steak rather than spinach. Finally, she will choose the steak with her own freedom although she knows spinach will be better for her. This convinces us that we know our knowledge or lack of knowledge have nothing to do with other people’s choice. Cohen uses this example to answer Weirob’s argument of God’s knowledge cannot do anything in her case. But Weirob explains, “ God’s knowledge is a special case. He created me, knowing what I would do. You didn’t create me. You didn’t decide on a plan for the world that involved my eating the steak.” (p.34) She thinks God does not escape responsibility for the consequences of what she does. But Miller opposes her view again and said, “ I have not said that God isn’t responsible for everything that happens in his creation. I’ve just said that things that seem unnecessary and bad might be necessary parts of a good or even perfect world. “ (p.35) He thinks there is no contradiction between your being free and someone knowing what you are going to do next. Miller knows his argument is not convincing. So Cohen tries to start a solvable problem and suggests an idea about the free will problem. The problem is called “the Stone Paradox” and the example of Rock of Gibraltar. He finally raises a solution which is “God is omniscient not because he knows e...

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