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IIIIITHE1IIIII said:
UltimateUnknown said:
Think about it this way, God knows every possible permutation of your actions that could take place at a given time and the ultimate outcome of it on your surroundings (universe) and your ultimate fate (heaven or hell). So at this instant me moving my hand typing on the keyboard changed some aspect of my future in comparison to if I hadn't chosen to type on the keyboard.

What free will allows us to do is choose the permutation that we want to go down upon, while God knows every possible event that could have transpired at that given time. If we had a sealed fate then a criminal could just say that God made him do the crime, while he had the choice to not do it.


This makes sense if you assume that God is not almighty. If he is though, then he would know which decisions you will make (and would make in every possible situation).

Bolded: That's my point. Some people are born to go to hell.

Pardon me, but I think you have the definition of almighty confused. You seem to be attributing almighty with the fact that God chooses everything and doesn't allow anyone to choose, while it is clearly stated that man is a special creation who do have the will to choose.

As for the hell comment, if we had a sealed fate then no one would be going to hell. For example animals who have a sealed fate will all go to heaven IIRC, none of the angels who also have a sealed fate (of serving god without question) go to hell. So if humans had a sealed fate then god would make the fate be such that it doesn't make them end up in hell because by definition god is the most merciful, the most loving, the most kind. Simply put there would be no evil. Hell is one of the direct consequences of free will and it is there (while in this life) to encourage you to steer clear of the evil deeds that free will presents you with. God knows best.