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Quote by: Walrus  If we accept the argument that god’s omniscience equates to predestination, then this would also apply to god himself, therefore he would not possess freewill and god without freewill would not be god. |
God's omniscience does equate to predestination. It is mentioned several times throughout the bible. For example:
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Ephesians 1:4-5
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will
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Ephesians 1:11
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will
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In order for a god to predetermine the outcome of every life on the planet, he must be omniscient. He planned out your life. In fact, in adopting an atheistic veiw, I am simply living up to gods plan for my life. My "free" choice of the belief in god was actually predestined before the creation of the world, according to Ephesians 1:4. God has granted you nothing but the illusion of free will. I am of course speaking of free will as the choice between belief and non-belief, to sin or not to sin, not merely the choice of what shirt to wear this morning.