“On the open theists’ libertarian concept of freedom, human free decisions have no cause: not God, not the natural order, not even their own desires. But if my decision is not caused by my desire, then it is something I don’t want to do. So even I do not cause my free decisions. They are random, arbitrary, irrational events, like the realm of Prime Matter among the Greeks. Not only does this view fail to give a rational account of free choice, but it makes any such account impossible. The rationalism of the open theists (seeking a definitive explanation of divine sovereignty and human responsibility) has to posit a principle of sheer irrationality.”
—John Frame, “Divine Aseity and Apologetics,” in Oliphint, Scott K., and Lane G. Tipton, Revelation and Reason; New Essays in Reformed Apologetics, (Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 2007), 127
This quote makes no sense. On what basis does he assert that in open theology human free decisions have no cause? That hasn't been asserted by any open theist I've ever heard. Or, if it is not an assertion but rather a logical outcome of the open theology, I would ask Mr. Frame to please demonstrate this logic that shows choices to be causeless. This kind of strawman just won't do.
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