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Question: Are there any fallacies in the following philosophical argument? 1) God loves each person. 2) Whoever God loves, he desires to save from their sin. 3) Since God loves each person, he desires to save each people from their sin. 4) God is omnipotent. 5) Since God is omnipotent, any person that God desires to save from their sin, he can save from their sin. 6) If someone's free will can eternally resist God's desire and ability to save them from their sin, then human free will would be more powerful than God, which would mean God is not omnipotent. 7) Since God is omnipotent, premise 6 cannot be correct and human free will cannot ultimately prevent God from eventually saving a person from their sin. 8) Thus, it is proven that since God desires to save each person from their sin and can save each person from their sin, he will save each people from their sin.
There seem to be a few fallacies or problems in this argument: 1) The argument starts with the assumption that God exists and loves each person, which may be a point of contention for those who do not believe in God or hold alternative beliefs. 2) The argument's premises might not sufficiently establish the conclusion. Premises 3 to 5 seem consistent, but the argument fails to account for other explanations that could weaken the conclusion. For instance, the idea that the success of saving someone from sin could depend on the person's own willingness to accept the salvation or the fact that God might have other reasons for allowing sin that the argument doesn't consider. 3) The argument seems to have a false dilemma fallacy, specifically in premise 6. The statement assumes only two possibilities: human free will is more powerful than God, or human free will cannot ultimately prevent God from saving a person from their sin. It ignores the possibility that God might grant individuals free will and choose not to overpower it, even though he has the ability to do so. In summary, while the argument is well-structured, it is important to consider alternative possibilities and challenge initial assumptions.
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