Cecil Moore wrote:
John Smith wrote:
When something is truly "unknown", it is truly unknown ...

Unfortunately, with an omniscient God, the future is known
and cannot be changed by your "free will".

Well, we are now focused on the crux of the matter, alright.

However, I see him/her/it/the-aliens only being able to view the after
effects of my free will ... in my speculation(s) of how-this-all-works,
of course.

I see the mind of God as having similarities to my own (man created in
Gods' image--it is most difficult for me to see it any other way.) He
would not conduct an "experiment" in which he controlled all action;
the reason? Too boring. The variable is my freewill which provides the
seed-of-chaos, however, one piece of equipment in "his laboratory"
allows him to view the final outcome(s), and ahead of me experiencing
the same.

But then, I have nothing to argue against the way you would envision it
.... can we agree to wonder until some point in the future offers a proof
worth extrapolating from?

Or, in other words, the only horse I have in the race is curiosity of
"the truth."

Regards,
JS

John Smith wrote:
However, I see him/her/it/the-aliens only being able to view the after
effects of my free will ... in my speculation(s) of how-this-all-works,
of course.

Then, by definition, he/she/it/the-aliens are not omniscient.
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

Cecil Moore wrote:
John Smith wrote:
However, I see him/her/it/the-aliens only being able to view the after
effects of my free will ... in my speculation(s) of
how-this-all-works, of course.

Then, by definition, he/she/it/the-aliens are not omniscient.

Cecil:

Or, put simply, "The only think know for certain is, I (or, anyone for
that matter) don't know for certain!"

Regards,
JS