tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post3626065193279564323..comments2024-03-18T20:24:18.935-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Could materialism be true in heaven?Alexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-60103525145798207832009-09-30T15:53:58.308-05:002009-09-30T15:53:58.308-05:00Maybe someone for whom sin is impossible would be ...Maybe someone for whom sin is impossible would be morally perfect only if he was identical with his nature (the case of God) or got to be morally perfect in part through his own free choices, during which the possibility of moral imperfection would exist.<br /><br />As for individuals who "wouldn't sin", I think the secure joy of heaven requires some sort of a guarantee that one won't sin. Whether such a guarantee is possible requires one to consider difficult questions about Molinism and foreknowledge.Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-23012082735821612302009-09-30T14:00:11.492-05:002009-09-30T14:00:11.492-05:00Is premise 1 dogmatic? If not, what is its basis?
...<i>Is premise 1 dogmatic? If not, what is its basis?</i><br /><br />I'm not sure. For my part, I don't see why heaven couldn't be filled with individuals who, given their closeness to God, simply <i>wouldn't</i> sin for all eternity.<br /><br />A further question that occurs to me is as follows. Is someone for whom sin is impossible morally perfect? And if so, what distinguishes their moral standing from God's?James Bejonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842862598659108841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-61087473665549130772009-09-30T10:19:42.647-05:002009-09-30T10:19:42.647-05:00I did mean "Christian materialist". But...I did mean "Christian materialist". But see my next post.Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-10402656060489970472009-09-30T10:17:05.972-05:002009-09-30T10:17:05.972-05:00Correction: this should give the Christian materia...Correction: this should give the <i>Christian</i> materialist pause, if anyone. I have a hard time seeing how this will impress anybody else.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543293341085230171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-68932660209533857052009-09-30T08:15:41.466-05:002009-09-30T08:15:41.466-05:00Is premise 1 dogmatic? If not, what is its basis?Is premise 1 dogmatic? If not, what is its basis?Jonathan D. Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02913077212736834794noreply@blogger.com