How Free Are We?. By Navin Jani Prescience and the Vedic Literature One aspect of the Vedic cultureknowledge of the futuremay seem at first glance to contradict free will but this is not so. In fact St. Augustines explanation of this phenomenon in relation to the omniscience of God parallels the Vedic understanding. Others had argued that if God already knew what we were going to do that would prevent us from having free choice; we could not help but act in the way God had foreseen. In response Augustine explained that Gods vision of the future does not cause anything to happen. Rather it is akin to human vision of the past. We have the ability to re-member past events but this doesnt mean we cause them. Similarly God has the ability to pre-member future events but this doesnt mean His doing so curtails human liberty. He is simply beyond time unlike us and He can therefore observe past present and future all with equal ease. To read the complete article and/or watch the video please click here: https://bit.ly/3FgjgV2