
Heresies 8: The Rise of Calvinism
We're Not So Different
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How Can You Really Influence the Mind of God?
The idea that a flawed malleable mortal human being could influence the mind of God is unconvincing, he says. "I don't understand what how you can have free will and predestination coexist," John writes. Calvin was trying to get people to stop being neurotic about heaven and hell by telling them they couldn't do anything but live their best lives.
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