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Wilde, Skepticism, and Faith

"Skepticism is the beginning of faith." --Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray .

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If Yahweh knows every detail of the infinite future with perfect certainty, then he knows perfectly everything thing he will do forever. He knew this from day one. But then how could Yahweh have free will?  Further question: if Yahweh has no free will and thus is not an agent, how can he be good or evil?

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Why does Yahweh want or need to be served? Isn't that selfish?

Performative Contradiction

"You ought not to think you have free will."

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If you were an atheist, would you wish that Yahweh existed?

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What's the deal with Job?

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Can Yahweh qualify as a just god if he commands people to stone a man to death for gathering sticks on the sabbath? (Numbers 15: 32-36)