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Guide For the Perplexed - Lecture 105: Part 3 Chapters 20 & 21

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Rambam describes in chapter 20 the difference between God's "knowledge" and ours makes it impossible to ask questions about God's knowledge of future events and how that might conflict with free choice. In 21 he further explains this concept with a comparison between the knowledge a craftsman has of his craft and the knowledge of the user of the device he crafted.

Rambam describes in chapter 20 the difference between God's "knowledge" and ours makes it impossible to ask questions about God's knowledge of future events and how that might conflict with free choice. In 21 he further explains this concept with a comparison between the knowledge a craftsman has of his craft and the knowledge of the user of the device he crafted.

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