Sorry you are not free Government compulsion and the fear of arrest and other penalties makes it soAgain, your free to choose not to pay your takes. You are coerced to choose to do so under the threat of penalty
Sorry you are not free Government compulsion and the fear of arrest and other penalties makes it soAgain, your free to choose not to pay your takes. You are coerced to choose to do so under the threat of penalty
You still have the choice. Just because there are consequences, it does not follow that you don't have the choice.Its not coerced? lol What happens if you dont pay your taxes?
You still have the choice. Just because there are consequences, it does not follow that you don't have the choice.
He does have the choice, but he would cease to be divine if he did, and he likes being God more than sinning. He thinks it is more fun to be God.Oh so God does not have LFW then right? He is not able to chose to sin right?
The freedom is still there. Just because there are consequences, it does not mean that the freedom is not there.It is not a free choice being coerced
Make tax paying optional and see what happens
He does have the choice, but he would cease to be divine if he did, and he likes being God more than sinning. He thinks it is more fun to be God.
That is a contradictory statement. If you are “free to choose either way,” then you are not “coerced”.EXACTLY. So your coerced into paying them under threat of penalty. You could choose not to of course. Your free to choose either way
That is not freedomThe freedom is still there. Just because there are consequences, it does not mean that the freedom is not there.
Not correct. True coercion would prevent you from not paying no matter what. The fact that there are consequences, is not quite the same as being coerced. In ancient Rome, the penalty for converting to Christianity was death. But many people still converted, notwithstanding the consequences, and suffered the consequences, proving that they were not “coerced”.No not free
There is still coercion
Not correct. True coercion would prevent you from not paying no matter what. The fact that there are consequences, is not quite the same as being coerced.
That is a contradictory statement something cannot be coerced and free at the same time. There being consequences is not quite the same as being coerced.And some choices are coerced yet free as my example shows.
That is a contradictory statement something cannot be coerced and free at the same time. There being consequences is not quite the same as being coerced.
You haven't learned to choose your words carefully enough. It is possible to say what you are trying to say without being self-contradictory.Again, your free to choose not to pay your takes. You are coerced to choose to do so under the threat of penalty
So your compelled to make a choice. You still have a choice. Keep tryingSorry you are not free Government compulsion and the fear of arrest and other penalties makes it so
Threats of Jail are not real coercion to you ?Not correct. True coercion would prevent you from not paying no matter what. The fact that there are consequences, is not quite the same as being coerced. In ancient Rome, the penalty for converting to Christianity was death. But many people still converted, notwithstanding the consequences, and suffered the consequences, proving that they were not “coerced”.
So He restrains Himself so He can remain divine? How sillyHe does have the choice, but he would cease to be divine if he did, and he likes being God more than sinning. He thinks it is more fun to be God.
How about the penalty of death (by torture)? It couldn't get any worse than that, right? But many Christians still converted, and suffered the consequences, proving what? You guessed right, that they were not “coerced”. See how easy that was?Threats of Jail are not real coercion to you ?
Threats of exorbitant fines neither ?
We definitely disagree
Not silly at all. The Bible says that God “cannot lie”. Does that mean that he is not “omnipotent” enough to be able to lie, if he really wanted to? How silly is that?So He restrains Himself so He can remain divine? How silly
That simply means He is not able to lie. What does omnipotent have to do with morality? Like I said, so silly.Not silly at all. The Bible says that God “cannot lie”. Does that mean that he is not omnipotent enough to lie if he wanted to? How silly is that?
“Omnipotence” means that he can do anything that he wants, including sinning, being evil, and telling lies. The fact that he can't do those things means that something else is at play that prevents him from acting as such. What do you think that might be?That simply means He is not able to lie. What does omnipotent have to do with morality? Like I said, so silly.