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Lets just suppose for the sake of argument that in order to have Free Will you had to be able to choose between Good and Evil. Let us further suppose that in order to be able to choose between Good and Evil, you have to have knowledge of Good and Evil.
Given these two, do you choose to eat the fruit and have Free Will, and eventually die? Or do you choose to live in ignorance as an animal lacking awareness for eternity?
Free Will? Eternal life? | 
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Originally Posted by Panache  Lets just suppose for the sake of argument that in order to have Free Will you had to be able to choose between Good and Evil. Let us further suppose that in order to be able to choose between Good and Evil, you have to have knowledge of Good and Evil.
Given these two, do you choose to eat the fruit and have Free Will, and eventually die? Or do you choose to live in ignorance as an animal lacking awareness for eternity?
Free Will? Eternal life? | depends on what good and evil is supposed to be.... | |
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10-01-07, 04:14 PM
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Free will. Eternal life is incredibly overrated.
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depends on what good and evil is supposed to be....
| Well, you shall just have to taste the fruit and find out I suppose.  | |
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Originally Posted by Panache Lets just suppose for the sake of argument that in order to have Free Will you had to be able to choose between Good and Evil. Let us further suppose that in order to be able to choose between Good and Evil, you have to have knowledge of Good and Evil.
Given these two, do you choose to eat the fruit and have Free Will, and eventually die? Or do you choose to live in ignorance as an animal lacking awareness for eternity?
Free Will? Eternal life? | If I had no further choice in the matter of my salvation after simply choosing ignorance it would be, IMHO, something like the Islamic proposition.
Submit to Islam then forevermore just follow along without thinking about it too much beyond observing the required rituals and the strong willed, determined brothers and the Imams and such will help to keep me on the right path.
I would choose free will. | |
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Originally Posted by Panache Lets just suppose for the sake of argument that in order to have Free Will you had to be able to choose between Good and Evil. Let us further suppose that in order to be able to choose between Good and Evil, you have to have knowledge of Good and Evil.
Given these two, do you choose to eat the fruit and have Free Will, and eventually die? Or do you choose to live in ignorance as an animal lacking awareness for eternity?
Free Will? Eternal life? | I'll be the first to jump on this one then. The question does not make sense, it is circular reasoning.
Before you can have free will you have to choose something?? No.
Or did you mean for the sake of argument lets forget reason? 
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Free will.
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10-02-07, 03:11 AM
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Eternal Life.
Nice observation Mr. Foolio
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I would have no desire for life, especially eternal life, without free will.
Not to mention, I really have no desire to live forever regardless.
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I pick door number 4 Monty. | |
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