Montrovant
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Concerning "free will"
Is it true that God created man in an ignorant state so that man can exhibit free will?
If so, then does not religion act against gods intention by teaching man about god--thus attempting to take away man's free will which was what god intended for man to have in the first place?
I think there is something wrong with this arguement. Is it possible that a religion purpose does not include teaching about god?
Not "take away"...offer a choice.
One may choose to believe or not.
As I've said previously, I don't think we really choose belief. For example, I cannot choose to believe in the Tooth Fairy. I don't believe, I would need some sort of new evidence or maybe years of lying to myself to change that belief.
Now, if you say people can choose to follow the laws of god or not, that's an argument about free will I can accept.