Human freedom cannot be reconciled with divine omnipotence

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Parent debateThis argument is used in the debate Does God exist?.
Argument forThis argument is a justification of Human freedom contradicts the existence of a god.
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If man is truly free, he can do whatever he chooses, including when this is opposed to God's will (e.g. sinning, blaspheming etc.). But if God is all-powerful, nothing can oppose His will: everything that happens happens according to His will. So we can't support, as monotheistic religions do, the idea that "all is omnipotent" and the idea that "man is free" (and therefore will be "judged" for his actions).

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  • Argument againstIt is precisely through his omnipotence that God can set us free.

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