Molinism?

So, I've discovered that aside from Calvinism and Arminianism, there is a third theological position that can be taken regarding Free Will and man's spiritual state apart from God; this soteriological school is called Molinism.

Its most prominent advocates are Alvin Platinga and William Lane Craig, both of whom I have read and admire as Christian academics. However, we know that intellectual respectability and omniscience are not the same thing. Molinism, in short, claims the sovereignty of God but maintains that humans have free will. Essentially, God knows how we'll act in any given set of circumstances, and his ends are achieved by which our free choices achieve his desired ends. Wiki it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molinism

I am predisposed to being moderate - all the time. So, naturally, this theology is appealing to me. However, I am in danger of falling into a system where I make decisions based on pattern and habit than reason and spiritual directives. I never made a soteriological decision because, up until now, I was unaware that there were choices beyond Calvinism and Arminianism. Now that there's a middle ground available to me, of course I would throw up my hands and shout "Hallellujah". But alas, I cannot do that. Why is Molinism so obscure that I have never heard of it? Claiming the middle ground is something that is sure to get you compromisers and fence-sitters like myself. I'm not going to get into all the philosophical jargon about Molinism simply because I am easy confused by logic, but apparently many people see it as heresy. Interesting, no?

So....if you were waiting for a conclusion from me, here it is: I am not going to make a decision here and now. I must read more. I need to understand more before I decide. All of Calvinism, Arminianism and Molinism seem plausible to me.

In the meantime, read this: http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2009/11/four-types-of-theologians/

idiocy

I love going on instructables.com to look at DIY projects. I came across this one where you can use the barrel of a standard pen and the ink of an incredibly nice pen...anyway totally irrelevent. I was reading the comments which went from the article itself to peoples' favourite pens to...well, you'll see. so stupid.