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Question: This all sounds like a matter of semantics to me. Isn't wisdom just another way of talking about God's individual will? (Chapter 11)

Answer: The traditional view does not equate the two. In fact, proponents sometimes strive to show that the individual will of God may appear foolish by the standard of wisdom. Further, wisdom does not always narrow the options down to one choice. Wisdom recognizes equal options, but the traditional view says there is always only one correct decision. The two are similar when wisdom does identify one best choice, but even in this case, the one choice was found by wisdom-not by claiming that God revealed it.

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