Open Theism vs. Logic? Refuting the Strawmen of Freethinking Ministries

Описание: Refuting common misrepresentations of open theism, this episode explores its compatibility with logic, omniscience, maximal attributes, counterfactuals, Molinism, truth values, prophecy, divine knowledge, contingency, and classical logic. We respond in depth to Freethinking Ministries' critique, clarify what open theism is (and isn't), define key terms like maximal power and omniscience, and address the accusation that open theists reject classical logic.

Drawing from scholars like David Lewis, Arthur Prior, and Alan Rhoda, we examine future contingents, counterfactuals of creaturely freedom (CCFs), and the philosophical grounding of logical systems used within open theist thought.

This episode is a direct response to a livestream by Freethinking Ministries:www.youtube.com/live/ZY1kjfq90ZU?si=7...

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𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚
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Alan Rhoda – Main Variants of Open Theism
http://alanrhoda.net/wordpress/2022/1...
𝘾𝙤𝙥𝙞’𝙨 𝙇𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙏𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠
COPI, Irving M., COHEN, Carl, & MCMAHON, Kenneth. Introduction to Logic. Routledge, 2016.
𝙊𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨
LEWIS, David. Counterfactuals. John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
STALNAKER, Robert C. "A Theory of Conditionals." In Ifs: Conditionals, Belief, Decision, Chance and Time. Springer, 1968.
BENNETT, Jonathan. A Philosophical Guide to Conditionals. Oxford University Press, 2003.
𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘
PRIOR, Arthur N. "The Formalities of Omniscience." Philosophy, vol. 37, no. 140, 1962, pp. 114–129.
Ł𝙪𝙠𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙯 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙮-𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙇𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘
ŁUKASIEWICZ, Jan. Elements of Mathematical Logic. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1963.
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙀𝙣𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙮 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨
Omniscience: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/om...
Many-Valued Logic: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lo...
Medieval Theories of Modality: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mo...
𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧 – 𝙒𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_...

Chapters

00:00 – Introduction: Responding to Freethinking Ministries on Open Theism
00:46 – Misrepresentation of Open Theism: Strawmen and Theological Windmills
03:15 – What Is Open Theism? A Clear Definition from a PhD Perspective
05:02 – It's a Model of Providence, Not of God
06:05 – The God of Open Theism: Maximally Great, Classical Creator
09:03 – Maximal Attributes Defined: Power, Goodness, and Knowledge
11:16 – Does God Know the Future? Open Theism and Omniscience Explained
13:27 – Alan Rhoda’s Three Views of Open Theism
16:06 – Bivalence vs. Non-Bivalence: Truth Values and Future Contingents
20:38 – What Kind of Open Theist Am I? A Self-Definition
23:01 – Refuting the Claim: Do Open Theists Violate Logic?
25:00 – Classical Logic, Aristotle, and Future Contingents
32:00 – Many-Valued Logic: History, Use, and Philosophical Legitimacy
39:02 – Arthur Prior and the Logic of Time: No Need to Reinvent Logic
50:55 – Counterfactuals, Molinism, and Misunderstood Biblical Texts
1:06:00 – Biblical Counterfactuals vs. Molinist Speculations
1:12:00 – God’s Fixed Prophecies and Maximal Sovereignty

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