<p>The Jesuit Counter-Reformation offered Molinism as the way to explain God's foreknowledge and defeat the Reformation. The problem is that the "God" of Molinism is contingent, and the "free will" of Molinism is incompatible with counterfactuals of freedom. The God revealed in both scripture and general revelation is the God of the Reformation, who is eternal and decrees all things that come to pass. </p>

The Jesuit Counter-Reformation offered Molinism as the way to explain God's foreknowledge and defeat the Reformation. The problem is that the "God" of Molinism is contingent, and the "free will" of Molinism is incompatible with counterfactuals of freedom. The God revealed in both scripture and general revelation is the God of the Reformation, who is eternal and decrees all things that come to pass.

Molinism and God's Eternal Decree

As a young philosophy student, I used to follow my professor to his office and ask him questions in his doorway as he prepared for his next class. He only had 10 minutes between classes, but I was asking the big questions. He called these my 10-minute in the doorway questions. I would have loved to spend more time, but it is all he had. Sometimes in life, you only have 5 minutes, but you need to use those minutes asking deep questions.

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