this view, while attempting to defend those very attributes of God, seem to actually undermine them. Suppose you went for a walk in your local park and happened upon an elderly man playing a game of chess all by himself. You stop and ask him why he is playing both sides of the chess board, and he says, “It's the only way I know to guarantee my victory.” You continue on your way to find another elderly man playing chess with an actual opponent followed by a line of challengers as far as the eye can see. One by one they are defeated soundly without much effort due to the wisdom and abilities of
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