I have been throwing an idea in my head lately and I wanted to write it down before it went away. I am not sure how far I can take this analogy, but here goes.

A while back I wrote a couple of posts relating spiritual things to physics. Here is another one. I postulate that free will is like Einstein’s theory of Special Relativity, in that the observation of free will is dependent on the “motion” (if you will) of the observer. What I mean in practice is that free will only applies to the “observer.” In other words, every person has free will to themselves, but outside their own decisions, the world is constant (it is predetermined) to them. Each observer has a completely different perspective on free will. My actions to you are not of free will in your frame of reference. Nor are yours to me in mine.

I know this sounds crazy, but so does Special Relativity, which has been experimentally verified. Of course that in no way makes my postulate true, I merely want you to be open to the possibility.

This can explain some somewhat confusing parts of scripture like Exodus 10:27, or Judges 14:4. It also has a great application in life. You are not responsible for other’s actions. Any action someone else does, was foreordained. However, you are still responsible for all of your own. You are accountable for responding to all the input around you. God knows what it will be, He wants you to react to it. Never look to others for how you will react, look to Jesus.