> I think Sam has figured out exactly what I'm going for. If it can be established that we have free will, the problem of evil is resolved.
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> To me, the question is: do we have free will, and if so, what is the nature of that free will? If free will is the ability to make decisions, how does it differ from a computer that can evaluate problems? Is there a supernatural aspect to free will?

I'm glad that I got all the way through this thread to find that someone had clearly identified the heart of the issue: What is free will; how does it work? I'll give this some thought and hopefully have something constructive to add. Meanwhile, kudos to Stephen for shearing through all the immaterial comments and keeping the discussion tightly focused on what's really at issue.

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