Reflections on Free Will and Proposed Perfect Knowledge of God

I've recently seen some definitions of "free will" which seemed to
miss the point--from my point of view. Here's what I mean by "free
will."

proposition E = "I'll get up at 8."
proposition C = "E and not-E are both possible"

C is what I mean by "free will."

(1) C.
(2) God knows everything.
(3) God knows C.

In short, either I don't have free will, or God doesn't know when I'll
get up tomorrow morning.

I had a prof. in college that tried Boethius's idea that God lives in
a timeless realm on me. So what? The issue is not **when** God knows
something. It's whether that knowledge is infallible. If God knew/
knows/will know/timelessly knows that I won't get up at 8, and God
infallibly knows everything, then I won't get up at 8.

A bit off the subject, but if this is a deterministic universe (if
everything that happens is inevitable), I can' t be right--though some
people would give me an argument on this point too.

Does anyone see a good reason to argue with my definition of "free
will"? I can see I'll have to point out that my "will" isn't always
completely free all the time, but I do believe I often make choices.
I do believe I can get up at 8--or not.

David

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