The London Lyceum Free Will and Determinism with Taylor Cyr and W. Matthews Grant
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Jul 5, 2023 AI Snips
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Don't Assume Reformed Theologians Must Be Compatibilists
- Reformed listeners can retain strong providence while exploring libertarian models.
- Consider views like Matthews' that aim to reconcile robust providence with libertarian freedom.
Why Reject Comprehensive Determinism
- Comprehensive determinism means every creaturely action is determined.
- Reject it if you think moral responsibility requires genuine alternative possibilities.
God Causing Acts Versus Causing Sin
- Taylor allows God as cause of acts but denies God is blameworthy for sin.
- He treats being cause of an act and being cause of its moral defect as distinct.