The Free Will Show cover image

Episode 44: Molinism with William Lane Craig

The Free Will Show

CHAPTER

Molinism and the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom

Molinism affirms divine foreknowledge is compatible with human free will but it denies that free will is compatible with the terminism. So do you think Molinism has any advantages over these Boethian and ochomist views? Yes, now the Boethian view is that God is timeless and so God timelessly sees the whole of human history from beginning to end. And I don't think it does anything to safeguard human freedom because whether God's knowledge is tucked away in the past and therefore temporarily necessary or whether it's held timelessly by God, in either case it's unchangeable. What Monism does is it gives extra explanatory depth to the ochemist view

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner