“Determinism is the thesis that is true at every moment that the way things then are determines a unique future, that only one of the alternative futures that may exist relative to a given moment is a physically possible continuation of the state of things at the moment. Or, if you like, we may say that determinism is the thesis that only one continuation of the state of things at a given moment is consistent with the laws of nature.” IfsWayMayStatesMomentsLawGivenUniqueDetermineAlternativesConsistentRelativeLaws Of NatureDeterminismContinuationThesis Book:Metaphysics Source: Metaphysics
“It used to be widely held that evil was incompatible with the existence of God: that no possible world contained both God and evil. So far as I am able tell, this thesis is no longer defended” WorldAbleUsedEvilExistenceUsed To BeThesisExistence Of God Author:Peter van Inwagen