Molinism
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- noun
- /ˈmoʊlɪnɪzəm/
- Formal
- In his writings, Luis de Molina developed Molinism to address the tension between God's omniscience and human free will.
Examples
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But since you reject Molinism, before discussing such issues, I would first request your comment on the other horn of the dilemma, the one where Molinism is false and God doesn't know the answer to what-if questions.
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The ninth and last category includes the notes probabile and probabilius for conclusions the certitude of which rests upon either their external authority or their internal nature, such as Molinism and Baezism.
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God knows everything that will ever happen, but this does not mean that the total pre-determination of Molinism is true.
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If you reject Molinism, that seems to imply that God does not really do everything in His power to help people avoid going to hell, even given whatever limits are placed by the needs of justice.
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Rank sophist: God knows everything that will ever happen, but this does not mean that the total pre-determination of Molinism is true.
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But since you reject Molinism, before discussing such issues, I would first request your comment on the other horn of the dilemma, the one where Molinism is false and God doesn't know the answer to what-if questions.
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As an aside, I think it's a somewhat misleading description of Molinism to say that God "chooses which choices will be made" (God can see all possible histories, but in each one He has no control over what choices are made by the possible souls in that history, so God still has no control over what choices are made in whichever possible history He makes actual), and I also think that, for a Molinist who is willing to follow the argument to its most reasonable conclusion, it would make far more sense to conclude that God will not need to "break a few eggs" but rather will find and actualize a possible history where everyone is saved.
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Molinism is a doctrine that tries to explain how Molinism reconciles God's foreknowledge with human free will.
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Many theologians debate the implications of Molinism when discussing divine foreknowledge and human responsibility.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Molinism = Molina (semi-transparent) = Molina + ism
Morphologically straightforward formation: a proper name 'Molina' plus the productive suffix '-ism' denoting a doctrine or system.
Etymology
Molinism is named after the Spanish theologian Luis de Molina, and the ending -ism means a 'system' or 'belief', as in Buddhism. So Molinism is 'Molina's system' that tries to show how God knowing the future can fit with human free will.