tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post114194295111228275..comments2023-09-19T07:50:13.308-07:00Comments on Feminary: The Death & Resurrection of Jesus...and why that guy is not a ChristianStasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-1142185570864651092006-03-12T09:46:00.000-08:002006-03-12T09:46:00.000-08:00Very, very thought provoking (now I have to read i...Very, very thought provoking (now I have to read it all again).jwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511229347375791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-1142108736746135542006-03-11T12:25:00.000-08:002006-03-11T12:25:00.000-08:00J goes to UCR, where several people (John Fisher, ...J goes to UCR, where several people (John Fisher, Gary Watson)study compatabilism. He says it's crazy. :)Stasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-1142047229582119072006-03-10T19:20:00.000-08:002006-03-10T19:20:00.000-08:00Did Jesus have choices, make decisions? Did he hav...<I>Did Jesus have choices, make decisions? Did he have free will? If so, that goes against the idea of his entire life being some unmovable plan of God's.</I><BR/><BR/>Not necessarily. Quite a few philosophers think that determinism is compatible with free will. Some even think that free will <I>requires</I> determinism. I highly recommend Daniel Dennett's book <I>Freedom Evolves</I> as one example of such thinking, although obviously from more of a scientific and philosophical standpoint than a religious one.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744626513934324151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-1141951291809115262006-03-09T16:41:00.000-08:002006-03-09T16:41:00.000-08:00As a Presbyterian, I'm ashamed of the fact that he...As a Presbyterian, I'm ashamed of the fact that he joined a Presbyterian church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com