Only God knows the identity of the elect. C. God's insincerity. If election is based on foreknowledge as in CE, the outcome is still certain. Salvation is open to all. The teaching of election and predestination will lead to fatalism and determinism.
Fatalism is the concept that all events happen by blind, impersonal forces, i.e., by chance.
History is purposeful and headed toward a predesigned end. It simply is not true that Judas would have been damned whether he betrayed Jesus or not. If he had repented he would have been saved. Judas exercised his will in doing what he did. E. Predestination makes God the author of sin.