What does foredetermine mean?
Foredetermine means (transitive) To determine beforehand; predetermine..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To determine beforehand; predetermine..
The relations of life act as bribes to bias his judgment and foredetermine his verdict.
The answer made to this is, in effect, that although the will is in such a sense a power of contrary choice or self- determination that God cannot foredetermine its action without restraint upon this power and destruction of its freedom [...]
This is not to say that one has access to an eternal blueprint or that one is merely going along with some foredetermined cosmic plan.
But more to the point was Peirce's observation that Carus's reconciliation of religion and science constituted "an endeavor to reach a foredetermined conclusion."
If God plans, foredetermines and predestinates each and every deed of a man's life, powerfully controlling all circumstances, all persons, even all forces of whatever variety and magnitude that affects his life, can that man be truly free?
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Foredetermine means (transitive) To determine beforehand; predetermine..
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The relations of life act as bribes to bias his judgment and foredetermine his verdict.
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