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timmah on 28 January 2013
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dsgrue3 said:
happydolphin said:
dsgrue3 said:

You can't turn off knowledge, what is known is known.

You don't simply wake and say "hey guys I'm just gonna forget how to do basic arithmetic."

What a retarded argument.

We do that all the time. I know this world is going to shit, yet I still decide to have a child. I know the child will enter an evil world, but I hold to hope, even if that is somewhat illogical, I will still do it because that's my will.

Don't call my argument retarded.

and what does this have to do with turning off knowledge? Oh right, not a damn thing. 

You cannot turn off what you know. I cannot believe you're arguing that you can. I challenge you to turn off your knowledge of English. Good luck.

I may be able to beat the crap out of you in arm wrestling, but I choose not to...

You're using an example of limited abilities as a parallel to describe something that is by definition unlimited. Of course you can't turn something off by will, but if you were in complete, total control of your own mind, why could you not? God is described as removing the forgiven sins of humanity from his memory. If he is all powerful, he could in theory do that.

There are far more interesting questions on this topic. Would an all-knowing God automatically know everything, or would he only know what he observes? Even if he had the ability to observe everything, would he or would he not choose to do so? If not, is he actually 'all knowing' in that sense of the word, or does he just have the ability/capacity to know everything (limited only by his own choice)? Does all knowing mean observing everything that happens, or having all wisdom & knowledge as it relates to the workings of his creation? There are biblical descriptions of God asking people for their opinion, or sending in humans or angels to observe a situation. Does this mean the God in this discussion could not do it on his own, or did he simply choose to involve others in the observation or decision making process? These philosophical questions are far to deep to be answered by a simple logical train of thought that only arrives at a shallow yes/no answer.