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Many are culled but few are chosen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2000

ERIK J. WIELENBERG
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003

Abstract

In his recent book Divine Providence: The Molinist Account, Thomas Flint suggests that necessarily, a world is culled iff it is chosen. I argue that there is good reason to think that this thesis is false. I further argue that the thesis is inconsistent with certain other claims that many theists will want to endorse and hence that many theists will want to reject Flint's claim. I next consider Flint's reasons for endorsing the thesis and argue that his reasons are not good ones. I then examine the implications of this debate with respect to two varieties of Molinism: Fourth Momentism and Fifth Momentism. Finally, I consider some objections to my view.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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