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Re: The Universe as a Program: An Omniscient God and Free Will

Posted By: Eric Sleator, on host 64.12.96.170
Date: Monday, January 20, 2003, at 02:13:36
In Reply To: Re: The Universe as a Program: An Omniscient God and Free Will posted by Stephen on Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 16:30:24:

> In other words, a non-linear god that existed
> outside of the universe would be able to have
> perfect knowledge of the future without
> violating free will, though this may just be
> hand-waving on my part because temporal
> mechanics confuses me.

I hope it's not just hand-waving, because I've always figured that's how it works.

-Eric Sleator
Mon 20 Jan A.D. 2003

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Re: The Universe as a Program: An Omniscient God and Free Will - Stephen - Mon, 1/20/2003, 09:25:35

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Message:	> > In other words, a non-linear god that existed > > outside of the universe would be able to have > > perfect knowledge of the future without > > violating free will, though this may just be > > hand-waving on my part because temporal > > mechanics confuses me. > > I hope it's not just hand-waving, because I've always figured that's how it works. > > -Eric Sleator > Mon 20 Jan A.D. 2003
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