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Free Will in God’s Dice Game

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Part of the book series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology ((COLE,volume 23))

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Complete determinism in science does not allow for free will. Free will in religion is therefore considered by many to be in conflict with scientific determinism. Interestingly, however, the problem for theology is preceded by an ancient one involving an internal contradiction between free will in religion and another important religious belief, namely, the concept of an omniscient God. It is shown that a solution to the problem of free will in science can lead to a solution of the conflict within religion as well.

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  1. Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel

    Malcolm E. Schrader

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  1. Longmont, CO, USA

    Liz Swan

  2. Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, Panacea, FL, USA

    Richard Gordon

  3. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Joseph Seckbach

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Schrader, M.E. (2012). Free Will in God’s Dice Game. In: Swan, L., Gordon, R., Seckbach, J. (eds) Origin(s) of Design in Nature. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4156-0_6

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