how does astrology lead to denial of free will according to christians?
Posted by admin on Oct 13, 2008
Hmm…well, I'm a Christian, and I've never heard of that philosophy before. I suppose it may be because astrology leaves everything to fate, therefore leaves out decisions and choices that we make for ourselves, which would be a denial of free will in a way. I'm still not quite sure what you mean, but that's the best I can come up with.
Hmm…well, I'm a Christian, and I've never heard of that philosophy before. I suppose it may be because astrology leaves everything to fate, therefore leaves out decisions and choices that we make for ourselves, which would be a denial of free will in a way. I'm still not quite sure what you mean, but that's the best I can come up with.
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If your fate is written in the stars, free will is meaningless. You can't choose to do or not do something that is preordained. Of course, free will is problematic all on its own – independent of astrology. Whatever I do, I do for a reason – therefore I am not acting freely at all – I am compelled to act because of a reason. In other words, if I have a reason for action I have not acted as a result of free will. The concept of free will collapses into the concept of randomness.
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