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A student says Dante cannot be a determinist because free will has been treated as a fundamental principle throughout the course, and Jiang agrees.
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Law of the universe
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "I don't, I don't know if Dante would be a determinist. That he's been harping on free will this whole time."
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Jiang calls free choice the fundamental law of the universe and insists that everything a person does is chosen, even when it does not feel like a choice.
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Jiang states the packet's strongest theological thesis: because God is perfect creator and loves creation, he gives freedom to the universe, and free will is the ultimate law through which divine love is expressed.
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"I don't, I don't know if Dante would be a determinist. That he's been harping on free will this whole time."
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"...can't be the answer, okay? Free will is the fundamental law of the universe, okay? So why are these three being punished?"
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"...not think it's your choice. Okay. This is the fundamental law of the universe. It's all, everything is free choice. So God doesn't, is..."
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"...doing this? Why is free choice, free will, the ultimate law of the universe? Why has God constructed the universe in such a way?..."
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"...you to aspire to him. Free will is the ultimate law of the universe because that is how God expresses his love to you...."
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"...we explained earlier free will has to be the fundamental law of the universe for the universe to work properly okay uh if you..."
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"fundamental law of the universe okay all right keep on going 73 the heavens set your appetites in motion not all your appetites but..."
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"...a natural course of history, free will is the fundamental law of the universe. And therefore we must take responsibility for all our actions..."
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"...that's point one point two is that if the fundamental law of the universe is free will that means these places are constantly changing..."
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"...the past five classes okay free will is the fundamental law of the universe god can never force you do anything god must always..."
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"...said these past two days that free will is fundamental law of the universe we also say that if there's a prophecy then there..."
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"...plants where seeds like become trees, right? That's following the law. Of the universe, but it was God create these laws of the universe..."
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