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18. Fate

Reply to madfloridian (Reply #13)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 09:10 PM

Dec 2013

It follows from what has been said that, in the Catholic view, the idea of fate--St. Thomas dislikes the word--must lack the note of absolute necessity, since God's decrees are free, while it preserves the character of relative necessity inasmuch as such decrees, when once passed, cannot be gainsaid. Moreover, God knows what is going to happen because it is going to happen, and not vice versa. Hence the futurity of an event is a logical, but not a physical, consequence of God's foreknowledge. See FREE WILL, GOD, MIRACLE, PROVIDENCE.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05793a.htm

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Bloomberg on poverty. "Sometimes some of us are lucky and some of us are not" [View all] madfloridian Dec 2013 OP

Uh, excuse me Mike, but God didn't do that. progressoid Dec 2013 #1

Always so easy to say when you're on "God's good side" whatchamacallit Dec 2013 #2

The scary part is that they BELIEVE this, bvar22 Dec 2013 #3

So Bloomberg is saying HE is extremely lucky? Rex Dec 2013 #4

Yep, he is very lucky. The poor are not, according to him. God did it. madfloridian Dec 2013 #8

How does someone this idiotic amass such a fortune? adirondacker Dec 2013 #5

"Blessed are the lucky, for they shall inherit the earth" deutsey Dec 2013 #6

deutsey, good to see you. madfloridian Dec 2013 #7

I lurk a lot here and make random potshot posts like this one deutsey Dec 2013 #11

IOW, blame God. There ya go, Mikey... CTyankee Dec 2013 #9

Calvinism, a large influence on Protestantism in this country, teaches this AZ Progressive Dec 2013 #10

Predestination madfloridian Dec 2013 #13

Fate FarCenter Dec 2013 #18

DRIVEL. GeorgeGist Dec 2013 #22

He is a disgusting excuse for a human seveneyes Dec 2013 #12

So glad he is gone! Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #14

That was an awful thing for him to say. madfloridian Dec 2013 #15

Bloomberg has got to be one of the most hated politicians out there. painesghost Dec 2013 #16

A guy who was born rich would say that. Bloomberg increased his wealth beyond bluestate10 Dec 2013 #17

Somebody please drop-kick Bloomberg into brentspeak Dec 2013 #19

Here is the link to Dasani's story in the NY Times which offended thin skinned Bloomberg so much DeschutesRiver Dec 2013 #20

I had read parts of it. So intense. madfloridian Dec 2013 #23

Intense is the perfect word. And it helped balance things to know that there are still people DeschutesRiver Dec 2013 #24

OK, so men are responsible for poverty. ananda Dec 2013 #21