Ep03.09: Unpacking Series - Inter-determinism

INTER-DETERMINISM:  the spectrum concept that the reason anything occurs is due to some combination of divine, angelic, human, and animal decisions and actions, whether it is hard (irresistible) or soft (influential), active or passive (with a possibility of randomness being a factor as well).  The exact combination ratio will vary from situation to situation and person to person, dependent upon a wide possibility of factors.

 

Alright, here is one of the biggest, important 'rabbit trails' of Christian theology - the issue of inter-determinism, i.e. how does God interact with the events of life or why do things play out the way they do?

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0:00 - an introduction to the concept of inter-determinism, preliminary things to consider

23:27 - definining key terms & ideas, such as 'sovereignty', 'determinism', 'free will', etc.; also discussing the potential psychology behind different theories and the need for respect, humility, and open-mindedness in this discussion

1:37:48 - explaining the concept and components of 'complex determinism'

2:08:37 - discussing the spectrum of possibilities and the four basic camps of thought on divine determinism

2:45:34 - final take-aways & application