I think this objection hits on something VERY problematic for Christianity.
Any intentional action requires a desire to be causally prior, not necessarily temporally prior, to the action.
To have a desire is to prefer that a state of affairs other than the current one becomes the case, or, to prefer that the current one continue to be the case.
Does anybody have any disagreement with anything I have said so far?
Brilliant work Brett !
I think this objection hits on something VERY problematic for Christianity.
Any intentional action requires a desire to be causally prior, not necessarily temporally prior, to the action.
To have a desire is to prefer that a state of affairs other than the current one becomes the case, or, to prefer that the current one continue to be the case.
Does anybody have any disagreement with anything I have said so far?