P.E.P. Chronicles, Part 2

As much as I like the idea of human freedom, I can't accept open theism.

I can't accept the idea that our wills determine the ultimate outcome.

Why? Because that means it would be possible for all humans to rebel. It means life is one big cosmic experiment that just happened to come up sunny-side up, but could have been a total flop.

I just don't think God would have created something that could have ended in complete failure.

Why? Because that would reflect badly on God. Or would it? Is it neccessarily a poor reflection on Him if people refuse to give Him glory?

No; He doesn't need our praise. He already has infinite glory. And infinity is a number unaffected by winning or losing a few points here and there. Hmmm... not sure if the mathematicians would agree with that statement or not ...