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Originally posted by tobster1911
I think this may be usless because you only want to poke fun at Christians but here goes....
Free Will and All Knowing are not at odds. Not even close.
Setup: You have a toddler walking toward a hot stove with a determined look on thier face.
All knowing part: You as a more experienced adult already know the intention and outcome of this. You could say you already know what they will choose.
Free will part: You could stop the child. Force them to do what you want. They would not understand why but you would save them some pain. OR you could give them the free will to choose their own course of action. This is not the easiest thing to do but sometimes is the most instructive.
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The Bible deals quite clearly with the Age of Understanding.
Either God knows what you will choose and you therefore have no free will. Or God allows you choice, and is therefore not omniscient.