Hello Gentlemen,
I do not accept Molinism, and Trevor is right to point out that the Molinst's commitment is to LFW, and as such they are attempting to come up with an account that brings together God's sovereignty in creation while maintaining LFW. Their solution is quite ingeneous as we will see. After we present the solution, then we will consider several objections to the proposed solution. However, there still is a little more ground work.
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So are you saying that God thinks out many possible world paths along with their consequences and then picks the best one based on His wisdom? Then proceeds to do what it takes to make that world a reality.
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In essence, this is how the Molinist sees it, but I do want to clarify something. The set of possible worlds from which God chooses is not something that God creates by His will. Rather, this set is logically necessary, and as such can be spoken of as independent of God's will. So, God's "thinking out many possible world paths" is more like God knowing all the logical possibilities, and not Him determining these logical possibilities by His will. As we move forward, we will see that according to Molinism, God is limited in the number of possible worlds He can actuate. That is to say, there are some possible worlds that God cannot actuate. So, the set of possible worlds God can actuate is smaller than the set of possible worlds. This means that in my model it really is not the case that God can actuate any of the eight possible worlds. He may only be able to choose from six "feasable" worlds. This will all be explained.
Sincerely,
Brian