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Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism: A Biblical, Historical, Theological, and Philosophical Analysis is unavailable, but you can change that!

Does humanity possess the freedom to think and act, or are we always caused and determined to think and act--exactly how we think and act--by things outside of our control? If we are always causally determined to think and act by things outside of our control, then how can humans be genuinely responsible for any of our thoughts or following actions? However, if humanity is genuinely free and...

that all that exists is nature. It stands to reason that, if nature is all that exists, then everything about humanity would be caused and determined by the laws or forces of nature. However, if everything about a human being is caused or determined by external factors, then this would imply that human beings do not possess the freedom to think or act in a manner opposed to what physics and chemistry dictate. Consequently, it would seem that human beings do not have genuine responsibility for their