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Episode 18, Prayer, Free Will, and Determinism with Chris Woznicki

The Reluctant Theologian Podcast

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The Relationship Between Prayer and Free Will

Petitionery prayer involves not only submission to the will of god, but actually seeks to change his will. Karlbart says that god does not act in the same way whether we pray or not. Prayer exerts an influence on god's actions, even upon his existence. Stanley grins: It might be possible to affirm a mutable god who has a fixed plan and undeterred by human petitions.

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