Of course our freedom of choice is limited, I don't think anyone is denying that, but it exists nonetheless within any given context, where our volition is free to determine or choose among multiple choices. We are limited to situational-contexts in space and time, circumstantially speaking. I see some degree of libertarian freedom existing, even given these conditioning or limiting factors bearing upon consciousness.
I think the Urantia Book gives a good description of 'free will' and 'predestination' (see
here too), and over-all combines some aspects of both the Open View and Process Theology
- nevertheless as I've shared in the other thread too,....and has been affirmed by other theologians/philosophers...'foreknowledge' does not need to restrict or nullify genuine freedom of choice. One thing that this view may challenge is the classical theist view of God's
perfect omniscience, since while 'God' certainly knows all potentials, possibilities and probabilities,...
he is limited in his knowledge of some future events regarding individuals, since they can elect to choose something that cannot be actually known until they choose it. - of course those familiar with Open Theism, understand some of the logic and rational behind this
observation. In other words, the key here is that
'God truly knows all that is knowable',...but some things cannot be known until their potential or possibility is actualized in the present time, where it is then an 'actual reality', since this as far as individual soul's go, is finally determined by one's own volition.
