Book Review: A Moral Basis for Liberty
I received Fr. Robert Sirico's book for free from a promotion I saw on Facebook from the Acton Institute . Here is my review .
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Book Review of "20 Answers: Faith & Science"
Here is my review of the "Faith and Science" contribution to Catholic Answers series "20 Answers".
Does God's Foreknowledge Preclude Free Will?
No. God knowing what you will do in the future does not mean you don't have free will. Whatever it is that makes something true, God knowing it isn't a truth maker. If God knows I'm going to wear jeans today, His knowing it isn't what makes it is true. Whatever makes it true is how God knows it, otherwise, he wouldn't know it at all since there would be nothing true to know (or, if God knowing something in the future makes it so, how did He know it in the first place?). To make the case more apparent, say I am currently wearing jeans. Then God currently knows I am wearing jeans. But God knowing I am wearing jeans at this moment isn't what is making me wear jeans at this moment, anymore than God knowing the past is makes makes the past true, and so, it isn't true of the future as well.
Book Review of "20 Answers: God"
Here is my review of Trent Horn 's contribution to the Catholic Answers "20 Answers" series.
Book Review of "20 Answers: Atheism"
I purchased the entire "20 Answers" Book set from Catholic Answers . I intend to review them all. Here is the first review , of Matt Fradd 's contribution, "20 Answers on Atheism"
Do Saints Need to be Omniscient to Hear Prayers?
No. Only God is omniscient, and this, unlike some of His other qualities, cannot be shared. Some Protestants, like one I recently talked to via text, said that in order for Saints to hear our prayers, they must be omniscient. This doesn't follow. Since prayers aren't all that make up truth in the world, and omniscient is knowledge of all that makes up truth, omniscience isn't necessary. Add to this the fact that prayers are finite, even if numerous, Saints can still be aware of all our prayers without being omniscient. This same Protestant also argued that since prayers come from everywhere in the world, they must also be omnipresent. For the same reasons as before, this also doesn't follow. I didn't think to bring it up at the time, but 1 Peter 5:8 reads, Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour. This was written for all Christians at all times at every place. And surely, the devil can temp...