How could an idiotic universe have produced creatures whose mere dreams are so much stronger, better, subtler than itself?

To see, in some measure, like God. His love and His knowledge are not distinct from one another, not from Him. We could almost say He sees because He loves, and therefore loves although He sees.

Read and Re-Read--"Re-reading, we always find a new book.

Could one start a Stagnation Party-which at General Elections would boast that during its term of office no event of the least importance had taken place?

The Christian claim is: Nothing explains the facts better than an all-powerful, all-knowing, omnipresent god creating the universe and sending Jesus to spread his message. This is about as remarkable a claim as could be stated, and yet it is tossed out lightly. Christians seem to imagine that "God did it" is as plausible as the natural explanation that stories grow with the retelling. The Christian has the burden of proof, and it's an enormous burden given this enormous claim.

Humility, after the first shock, is cheerful virtue.

Mere improvement is not redemption, though redemption always improves people