St. Paul Pioneer Press, Bulletin Board,
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Good Little Girl reports:
<< Last night I talked to God.
I asked Him what was so great about free will. Wouldn't it be easier to tell us what to do, then see that we joyfully did it? There'd be no policemen and bad guys shooting each other. There wouldn't even be any policemen or bad guys! There'd be no more wars, hunger, homelessness, abuse. No more unhappy homes or kids bringing guns to school. There wouldn't even be any guns or house keys or jails or drug and alcohol abuse.
I admitted to Him that we would probably have too many people pretty soon, but by that time we'd have developed ways to open new horizons on other planets. We'd have so much time for study that we could accomplish almost anything.
It might have been the best conversation I ever had, except that He didn't answer me. As soon as He does, I'll let you know what He says.
(Although, from my meager studies of philosophy, ethics and theology, I think I know what He'll say.) >>
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