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Question: Are there any fallacies in the following philosophical argument? 1) God loves each person. 2) Whoever God loves, he desires to save from their sin. 3) Since God loves each person, he desires to save each people from their sin. 4) God is omnipotent. 5) Since God is omnipotent, any person that God desires to save from their sin, he can save from their sin. 6) Since God desires to save all people from their sin, and he can save all people from their sin, if even one person is not eventually saved from their sin, it would prove God is not omnipotent, which is incorrect. 7) Thus, it is proven that God will save all people from their sin.
The argument presented does contain a fallacy. It is known as a false dichotomy or a false dilemma. Specifically, the fallacy occurs in premise 6, where the argument states that "if even one person is not eventually saved from their sin, it would prove God is not omnipotent, which is incorrect." This statement assumes only two possibilities: either God saves everyone from their sin or God is not omnipotent. However, there may be other factors or possibilities that reconcile God's omnipotence and love for all people with the fact that not everyone might be saved. For example, one could consider human free will as an important factor in salvation, allowing individuals the choice to reject God's love and salvation, even if God desires and is capable of saving them. Thus, the argument presents a limited view that doesn't consider all relevant factors, leading to a false dichotomy fallacy.
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