Yes!!

I'm a compatibilist. I believe in free will and predestination, not in a balance or compromise between the two, but rather full free will and full predestination, under my definition of "free will" (which obviously is not the same as that of those who disagree). An analogy I often use is an author and his characters. Did Tolkien decide that Frodo would go to Mt. Doom or did Frodo decide to go to Mt. Doom? Well, they both did. It's not a compromise between the two positions, as if the decision belonged half to Tolkien and half to Frodo; no, the decision belongs fully to both Tolkien and Frodo.

This sort of seemingly unmathematical logic is not uncommon in Christian theology, by the way; cf. Trinity, hypostatic union.

I'm (hopefully) not going to get sucked into any debate, but I believe in it, it just doesn't make sense any other way to me.

*agrees with Wolf*

First off, I'm very proud of you all for handling this maturely and not plunging into a debate. But Jay has asked in the past that Calvinism type discussions be kept out of the forums. I have to agree with him because these conversations can very easily turn into ugly things. So, in honor of his wishes, I'm locking this thread and will have the mods archive it in a couple of days.

Feel free to continue this in pm, though. And again, reading how yall conducted yourselves throughout this made me a proud little Council Member. *glows*

First off, I'm very proud of you all for handling this maturely and not plunging into a debate. But Jay has asked in the past that Calvinism type discussions be kept out of the forums. I have to agree with him because these conversations can very easily turn into ugly things. So, in honor of his wishes, I'm locking this thread and will have the mods archive it in a couple of days.

Feel free to continue this in pm, though. And again, reading how yall conducted yourselves throughout this made me a proud little Council Member. *glows*