Predestination V Kharma

[Mark Kohut]

I would agree perhaps as you lay it out.

Fromm, I think, thinks Acquainas's quandary is just twisted logic on its
face--rationalization?--
that put into Catholicism (or showed that) a strong release from
Calvinism's fierceness.

On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 5:27 AM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark wrote:
> Eric Fromm in *Escape From Freedom* says that the feeling of
> 'predestination" ala Luther and Calvin although present in
> Acquinas' Catholicism because of the understanding of God's omniscience is
> very different, producing avery different
> character structure overall.
>
> He quotes Acquinaqs cutely: Aquinas saying doing extra good things
> sort speeds up predestination of oneself. (my paraphrase).
>
> Me:
> This argument of free will V predestination is classic.  Inserting the
> concept of good deeds improving predestination is the quandary.  Quasi
> Predstination?  Sounds like Kharma to me.
>
> David Morris
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