Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut - Tralfamadore Paradox

"'If I hadn't spent so much time studying Earthlings,' said the Tralfamadorian, 'I wouldn't have any idea what was meant by 'free will.''" - pg. 86
This is the argument that many people use against Catholicism. How can God be all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good and humans still have free will? How is it possible for God to allow free will but still have power over everything? St. Augustine teaches us, first of all, that God, like the Tralfamadorians, is not stuck in time. He is able not subject to time. This causes people to think that everything is pre-determined and we have no free choices in life. It's already set to end the way God set it to end. But this is not the case. It is impossible for our human minds to grasp the concept of God not being subject to time. So, no human can perfectly explain this seeming paradox. However, what we can understand is that God is not subject to time. He is simply "unstuck in time." We then must understand that God enters into time for us. He, like the Tralfamadorians, is able to enter into time to be with us. Jesus lived trapped in human time for 33 human years. We must also not forfeit our concept of free will. One of the oldest truths in the Bible is that God gave humans the freedomt to choose as they please. We do not have to listen to God. We can do whatever we want, although it does come with repurcussions later. We have the free choice to choose God and that is the essence of human nature.