Argument from free will: Difference between revisions
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Because this depends on finding an [[explanation]] | Because this depends on finding an [[explanation]], some unknown process may be responsible, which has not been ruled out, so it is an [[argument from ignorance]]. It also depends on a phenomena that science may one day explain completely. It is therefore [[God of the gaps]]. | ||
===Which God?=== | ===Which God?=== |
Latest revision as of 07:08, 14 January 2020
- "Humans experience ourselves and the world in a manner that is difficult to explain on naturalistic atheism or impersonal deism or pantheism. The best explanation for our experience is in our being created in the image of a personal God. [...] The most obvious instance of this is our human ability to make a decision and act on it. You and I have a measure of free will. [1]"
Counter arguments[edit]
Free will is an illusion[edit]
Free will is an illusion.
As far as we can tell, it is explainable by natural processes.
Argument from ignorance[edit]
Because this depends on finding an explanation, some unknown process may be responsible, which has not been ruled out, so it is an argument from ignorance. It also depends on a phenomena that science may one day explain completely. It is therefore God of the gaps.
Which God?[edit]
- Main Article: Which God?
No specific God or religion is supported by the argument.