Evolution of Free Will

The complexity of the circumstances required to implement the freedom of an intentionally uninfluenced 50% probability occurrence, is equivalent to the flip of a coin.

The complexity of the circumstances which God would leave to freedom of occurrence in order to implement free will, would be equivalent to the complexity of our consciousness.

In order to allow freedom of occurrence or randomosity of any scenario, you simply need to allow something to occur without intentionally influencing the outcome. The degree to which you allow circumstances to occur without intentional influence, would be equal to the degree of freedom of occurrence. Scientifically, it may be possible to calculate and intentionally cause the entirety of a set of circumstances and occurrences. Hypothetically, with this capability, in order to allow freedom of occurrence, randomosity, or chance to occur, you would simply need to allow a certain set of circumstances to occur without an intentional influence or cause of outcome.

The method of development of human consciousness (and therein the complexity of circumstances required to allow free will), would be the complexity of our consciousness. The method of development involved with evolution from the initial spark of microorganisms, all the way to human consciousness,,, is pretty complex.

So from Gods perspective, in order to create free will to the complexity of human consciousness, God could allow the circumstances of evolution to occur, without his intentional influence of outcome.

If God allowed the circumstances of evolution to occur without intentional influence of outcome; how could God then alter circumstances within the happening of evolution, which seem necessary and relative to be altered, in order to intentionally cause future circumstances within the lives of humans?

For freedom of occurrence, the only lack of influence on circumstances would need to be: with intention directly relative to the outcome of that which is being left to freedom of occurrence.  Alternate alteration to the same circumstances could be placated, as long as there is that lack of intention for the specific outcome of freedom of occurrence ie. intention to cause human consciousness to function by a specific method.

God likely alters circumstances throughout the modern world which have an influence on the decisions of people who are not willing for God to alter their free will. This is not a reduction of free will, since God is not altering the circumstances with the specific intention of influencing their decisions, but altering the circumstances for another intention, of a potentially unrelated occurrence.

The principle of this concept, would be: as long as the intention is not for that specific outcome, the effects of that alteration of circumstances are still left to freedom of occurrence. This concept can perhaps be relayed to the circumstances of the development of human consciousness, and therein free will. God could potentially alter circumstances which may influence occurrence relative to development of free will, but as long as the intentions are not specifically to influence the specific result of the initial human consciousness, human consciousness would still be left to freedom of occurrence. Ie. Free Will

Influence Implementation

For free will to exist, there needs to be a set of unaltered circumstances. For God to influence current day decisions, does he need to alter the same circumstances, which are necessary to be unaltered for free will to exist?

God influencing conditions from the point of time after initial development of free will and on, without reducing free will seems complicated. If it is understood that; intentionally influencing anyone's decision to any degree, is a reduction of their free will, then it seems difficult to comprehend how God could influence any circumstances at all without reducing someone or another’s free will. Even if someones will is for God to influence their decisions, this may permit the individual to be influenced, but in order to make that influence, God would need to alter circumstances in their past, which are relevant and influential to that decision. This sounds plausible, but considering it is likely that nearly all circumstances which have occurred in someone's life -and therein may play an influential role-, have been relative to someone else's decision, this means God would have to intentionally influence others decisions. If those others also willed God to influence them, there would be no problem, but if their will is not for God to influence them, then it would be a reduction of their free will, if God was to influence them.

So there may be 2 possibilities for God to influence circumstances; 1 would be for God to reduce some people's free will, in order to fulfill his own, in the case where it also aligns with someone else’s will to allow God to alter their will. So, if it is someone’s will for God to influence their decision (or alter exterior conditions, regardless of their decisions), but in order to do so, God must reduce someone’s -or many others- free will, perhaps God does so, relative to the degree of will of the individual who is willing Gods influence. God could potentially implement the alterations regardless of the degree of free will being reduced by others, or perhaps comparatively of the degree of free will being reduced, to will for God to implement alterations of his will.

A 2nd possibility for method of which God alters circumstances in order to influence free will -in the scenario where the individual's will is for God to influence their will-, could be to allow complete free will of all, yet use the decisions which people do make on their own, in the right circumstantial time placement. In the contrary scenario, the mentioned free decisions would occur randomly, and by chance would often not inflict the relevant influence on an alternate individual's decision. But in this theoretical scenario, God would take any free decision (including potentially those non-necessarily-willing) which is effectively influential for the needed circumstance, and cause that free decision to occur in the effectively applicable correct place and time.

It could almost be like cutting and pasting relevant decisions, to position them in an effective placement, like a jigsaw puzzle. In order for God to alter the setting of free decisions, he would need to alter past circumstances, just as he would need to, in order to influence decisions of someone willing for God to do so. The method of implementation would be the same in both situations; of influencing decisions of the willing, and altering the setting and effect of a non-willing decision. The relevance would be that utilizing the non-willing decisions (without reducing free will) would allow a significant increase in potentially useful puzzle pieces.

It seems in any case of God influencing willing decisions or adjusting the setting of circumstances, God needs to alter past circumstances. But for a lot of scenarios of influenced decisions, it can require minimal alteration of past circumstances. Perhaps the ratio of quantity of circumstances required for influence of decisions, to quantity of unaltered circumstances for allowance of free will, is significant and relevant to the answer. As theorised, it takes minimal altered circumstances to influence a lot of willfully influenced decisions, so what quantity of unaltered circumstances are required to allow free will? Perhaps only alteration of circumstances which are relevant to influencing the decision in question, are required to be unaltered. This would mean just as minimal of circumstances as influence a decisions, are required to be unaltered. All other circumstances throughout existence and time, which dont influence any decisions, could be altered.

With my initial question of, influential circumstances needing to be the same as unaltered circumstance for free will to be present, those circumstances would need to be the same -except when your will is for the circumstances to be altered. As long as the circumstances were initially unaltered to present free will, the free will could be implemented to then allow alteration of those same initial circumstances.

Relevant Route of Decision Direction

In the scenario where someone's will is for God to allow something which is also of his will, God would need to allow the circumstances where everyone makes the relative decision which is required for the alteration of conditions to occur. There may be 10 people required to make certain decisions, for a certain circumstance to occur. For each of those 10 people to make that decision, there might have been 100 necessary circumstances to occur. For each of those 100 circumstances, there might be 10 other people required to make certain decisions. Its unlikely that it would stop there, but for eg, this would already be 10 x 100 x 10 = 10 000 people required to make a certain decision, in order for 1 circumstance to occur.

But, for 10 people to make those initial certain relevant decisions, there could be 100 people who could potentially take that role. This means there only needs to be 1/10 people to be willing for God to influence their decisions. Now, considering my next estimate of 100 circumstances necessary to make that influence on that decision, it seems plausible that a lot of decisions would only require 1 circumstance for effective influence*. The next 10 people relevant to their decisions causing that circumstance, would be the same as the 1st set of 10 (only needing 1/10 people to will God to influence their decisions). This brings the equation to 10 x 1 x 10 = 100. But out of those 100, only 1/10 need to be willing for God to influence their decisions

*Why should it be assumed that most decisions would only require 1 or few circumstances? A lot of decisions seem like they’re made regardless of most circumstances. Once a set of principles or rules of effective lifestyle are learned in an individual's life, those rules tend to be the relevant influencing circumstances on nearly all decisions. Therefore, for an individual to be influenced to make a specific decision, few circumstances should need to be altered, as it seems nearly all decisions would be made based on the overruling principles of that individual's decision process. That decision process could be tweaked by minimal occurring circumstances.

Considering all individuals whose decisions would be altered -without the reduction of free will- based on their will for God to alter it, would be of a similar lifestyle, they would likely be of a similar set of principles for basis of decisions. Since all decisions seem to be influenced by the same set of circumstances (ie the development of a set of principles to base decisions on) for each person, and all people relevant to alteration of decisions, seem to have a similar set of principles, if all influences of decisions were to be based on that same set of principles, then the required influence would always already have been applicated.

If God's will is for us to gain the principles of his way of life, and to make decisions based on those principles, and the only alterations God makes to influences on human decisions, are to those of people who are willing for God to alter their decisions based on his will, then no alterations to circumstances of your past (which influence your decisions) would be necessary, as the circumstances would always be the same, since the set of principles would be the same.

If everyones will was for Gods will to occur, then all those decisions would be made. If that is not their will, then there’s a chance they might not make that necessary decision. God would have to either alter their decision and reduce their free will, or predict that occurrence, and readjust the initial variable starting setup until they do make the decision.