We are simply examining the logical relationship between two concepts. But if God knows beforehand what you are going to choose, then you must choose what God knows you are going to choose. There is only one possible upshot of your deliberating. The religious version of the argument for Epistemic Determinism is more than just a theoretical curiosity. A number of Christians have accepted the argument, and in doing so, have proceeded to live their lives in a different manner than many others, including the majority of Christians.
Philosophical arguments can, and sometimes do, have profound effects on persons' lives.
When they do, we owe it to ourselves to assure ourselves that the arguments are genuinely sound. As we might suspect, they are not. To answer these latter questions, we will need to make a detour to examine some logical concepts, those having to do with possibility , actuality , and necessity . If the patient then raises his arm, then that is proof-positive that it is possible for him to do so. And equivalently, Possible truth is a necessary condition for actual truth.