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I mean there are a huge number of viewpoints about this kind of thing even within a single religion like, for example Christianity. The long running divide betw
by UncleOxidant 3y ago
I mean there are a huge number of viewpoints about this kind of thing even within a single religion like, for example Christianity. The long running divide between Calvinists and Armenians, for example. Calvinists say we don't have free will that God is pulling all the strings, Armenians say that God doesn't go against human free will. I have to say I'm more on the Armenian side - God isn't orchestrating events so much, we humans are given a large amount of latitude.
... but I guess I'm not following how this question is related to the article? They're not claiming to use some kind of supernatural means to predict the future.
- lawrenceyan 3y agoIf you really wanted to accurately predict the future, wouldn't you need to take into account the omnipotent external entity's opinion on things?
- coldtea 3y agoOpinion, no. Interventions yes. And even the latter only if you mainly wanted to predict events where said intervention will occur and be a major factor (e.g. predicting an earthquake doesn't really need to take into account that someone will be spared from dying there by divine intervention).
- coldtea 3y agoJust Armenians? Don't Catholic and Eastern Orthodox in general believe the same? (Besides, iirc, Armenians are part of the wider Eastern Orthodox faith).
- UncleOxidant 3y agoYeah, I misspelled it. Arminianism named for Arminius. Yes, Catholics and Orthodox also fall into that category. It has nothing to do with any ethnic or geographic group.
- Vecr 3y ago> but I guess I'm not following how this question is related to the article? They're not claiming to use some kind of supernatural means to predict the future. Probably because they don't think it exists.