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Michael,
I became an agnostic for the very purpose of enjoying the liberating experience of freewill. As a believer, I came to realize that an omniscient god would know all of my future decisions and actions, indeed the infinite future, and this knowing gave it form–a certainty just as factual as the past. And so it seemed pointless and depressing to live a life that was merely following a script, going through the motions, no matter how independent I felt in my decision making. And now in my search for liberation from the oppression of a determinative deity, I discover that I am, after all, a billiard ball in the unwavering machinery of the universe! The heartbreaking irony of it all!
Michael,
I became an agnostic for the very purpose of enjoying the liberating experience of freewill. As a believer, I came to realize that an omniscient god would know all of my future decisions and actions, indeed the infinite future, and this knowing gave it form–a certainty just as factual as the past. And so it seemed pointless and depressing to live a life that was merely following a script, going through the motions, no matter how independent I felt in my decision making. And now in my search for liberation from the oppression of a determinative deity, I discover that I am, after all, a billiard ball in the unwavering machinery of the universe! The heartbreaking irony of it all!