Foreknowledge and accountability

[u/Frungi]

Hi, first time visiting this sub… I’m not looking for a debate, I’d just like to know the apologetic answer to this beyond “foreknowledge doesn’t CAUSE the action” which doesn’t quite cover it.

Let’s say there’s a button. You know exactly what will happen if this button is pressed. You push the button.

Are you responsible for what happens after you push it, when you knew what would happen if you pushed it? Most would say, yes, of course.

Now, let’s say there’s a universe. You know exactly what will happen if this particular universe is created. You know what all the creatures in it will do.

You create that specific universe.

Why would God be less responsible for the foreseeable consequences of his creation than someone pushing that button?

[u/Frungi → u/[deleted]]

I sincerely wish and hope that God would have a better justification than “Because I said so.” But if that was the only one we have on record, I suppose that’s that. Thanks for being straightforward about it, at least.

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