A religious and philosophical question

So I shouldn't worry about you, then?

 

The short answer is that free will is a key element of Catholicism.
Of course, one could wonder about possible conflicts between the Catholic god's all-knowing/all-powerful nature and its all-good nature.
That path leads to a lot of doubt, but it also leads to interesting concepts such as the felix culpa and others.

 

No, no reason to worry about me.

Ya know, I barely studied in my philosophy classes. Now, I'm spending time thinking like I'm Descartes.

 

Great, now I worship Mike Bickle as my Lord and Savior.
Thanks, dude. Thanks.

 

Where are the pancakes?

 

We need to hustle up some actual Catholic theologians hereabouts. But suicide is a mortal sin in that faith. 2nd ring, 7th circle of Hell, per Dante.

And "God's Will" isn't the same as pre-destination or pre-determination. Nor does God's Will negate sin.

 

If I can remember my St. Augustine, he says that humans have free will, but our free will is given to us by God.

And I lost my train of thought, so I'm just going to shut up now.

 

you've been reported to the Vatican and crusaders are on the way for you.

 

I'm not a big fan of Augustine, but I think he was guessing right on that one. I also think it's important to consider that God doesn't experience time in a linear fashion the way material beings do. Being stuck in the present with the past behind and the future ahead is a limitation that we experience in this life, just as we're limited to three dimensions of physicality. That's relevant to wondering what our free choices look like from the divine perspective, I think.

 

Ya know, given mike's well-publicized drought, I believe he should have dibs.

 

More of a St. Anselm guy?