Tag: free will

Learn how to navigate the fears of being a parent in a world that is constantly stoking anxiety and how to be OK. Commentary by columnist Sarah Haug.

Discover the truth about God's love for the LGBTQ+ community. A thought-provoking commentary that challenges misconceptions.

I reject the existence of an all-powerful and all-knowing god if it means abandoning human free will. But does rejecting the god of supernatural theism require the rejection of the reality of god in its entirety? No. But it does require a different understanding of the reality of god and the characteristics of omnipotence and omniscience.

Two FāVS Evangelical writers respond to a question of free will

Orthodoxy, which is the unchanged original teaching of Christ and the apostles, doesn't teach free will, it is free will. In the Eastern Orthodox Church (EOC) we are guided, not controlled. We are influenced, not told. We are illumined, transformed, and strengthened by our faith and not extinguished by doubt.

It isn’t that science plays doesn't role in supplying evidence relevant to undecidable propositions. For example, science can lay out the mechanics of the human brain systems that contribute to our making moral judgments (at least two are currently identified, one running off rational assessment circuitry, and another more snap judgment system riffing off our emotional amygdala network).