More on Open Theism

Previously, I have given some information about what it means to be an Open Theist. In this short post, I'd like to address another question that Open Theism answers better than other positions... is God's foreknowledge perfect?

Most would - rightly - say, that yes, God's foreknowledge is perfect. You might be wondering... didn't I say that God did not have middle knowledge, meaning that His foreknowledge is not perfect? Well, I do indeed reject that any being could have middle knowledge as its existence is a logical contradiction. But because God is "missing" something that cannot exist, He is not missing anything at all.

God having perfect foreknowledge also means that He views the metaphysics of the future as they really are. Because the scientific field of metaphysics has proven sufficiently well (in my opinion) that the future exists in a superposition of infinite possible outcomes rather than as a straight line, that means that God also views the future as a set of infinite possibilities.

For example, if you threw a ball toward a bucket, but did not observe the outcome (and no other conscious being was observing), the ball would exist in a superposition of both in and outside of the bucket until you observe, causing the future to collapse into one defined outcome.

I might agree that God knows each of those possible outcomes, though again would not perfectly foreknow which of those outcomes free creatures would cause to occur.

One question that I can already hear folks asking is: "if God doesn't know which future is going to occur, how can He have a plan for mankind? How can He guarantee that the future He claims is going to occur will actually occur?"

Well, just because God allows us to be free creatures doesn't mean He can't take that ability away from us if He chose to. His plans always happen because He makes them happen! His maximal power allows Him to step in and accomplish His goals whenever and wherever He sees fit.

The primary point I want to express is that my position on Open Theism does not take any power away from God, nor does it turn God into some blind creature who has no clue what will happen in the future. In fact, Open Theism gives more power to God as it is one of the few views on foreknowledge that accounts for God being able to see the properties and qualities of the future itself!