I imagine I share the opinion of many that the idea of predestined eternal destination is a hard pill to swallow. But, I’m wondering if Mormonism, even with the hyper-focus on free will within the “Plan of Salvation,” doesn’t ultimately adhere to predestination.Peterson’s not going to shrug and accept predestined damnation as a respectable alternative religious belief—and I can only applaud.
I am certainly no logician or philosopher, so I am at the mercy of others to correct and/or educate me if I am incorrect. Wouldn’t any religion with a heaven/hell post-death destination belief, which also includes an omniscient deity, ultimately believe in predestined damnation?
The only way to circumvent the predestination component would be to have a deity who isn’t fully omniscient, yes?
If that is correct, then it seems that a key component of whether there is truly free will would depend on what God’s foreknowledge ultimately entails. If He knows every choice you will make, and what your final judgement will be (I’m thinking along the lines of an unqualified “I know the end from the beginning” [Abr 2:8]), you’re pretty much predestined for your eternal fate.
Or am I missing/overlooking something deeper?