The Lord God Almighty has a few questions of his own
From Job 38,39,40
Solon put God back on the stand, when God's trial resumed this AM. After a bit of fencing, Solon forced God to admit that He had written the questions in Job 38,39,and 40. Solon asked God if He was confused about the Nature of Reality. At first God denied He was, but later, under relentless questioning, He finally admitted that He was.
Solon showed the Court that most of the questions had reasonable answers--that met the requirements of reasonable belief. Solon then proved that many of the questions showed an ignorance of the Nature of Reality (such as the earth resting on a foundation!). This day there was a lot of laughter in the court as the people tried to gain relief from the ugly testimony that God had given about the killing of the 42 children.
Expert witnesses were brought in to show that the questions, taken as a whole, were the product of a primitive and simple mind with no grounding in the sciences. Defense Attorney, Greg McRitchie, leaped into the fray and tried to have his client declared an imbecile, but the judge refused the request on the grounds that the defendent demonstrated sufficient capacity to form intentions, while yet understanding the most probable consequences of his actions, and being able to appreciate a moral distinction between consequences.
Solon got God to repeatedly claim that He knew everything, but when asked WHY He killed the kids, God simply said it was a plan He made millions of years ago. Solon asked God if He knew He was going to kill the kids when God first planned the Universe. God said He did. Solon asked if the creation was the first choice God had ever made. God answered in the negative. Solon asked if God knew He was going to decide to make the universe someday. God said, yes.
This went on for some time as Solon took God further and further back into his time. Solon was trying to pin down when God first thought the Universe of Man, but God simply kept remebvering further back. Did God remember His beginning Solon finally asked Him. God said He did not. Did God remember His end, Solon then continued. God again answered in the negative. Solon then asked if God remembered or understood all the events that came between the beginning and the end. God answered, "pretty much so".
"Why did you kill the 42 children?" Solon shouted in a loud voice.
"I don't know", relied God.
"What were you feeling at the time"?
"First I felt rage, then joy, then finally a sense of peace".
"Have you ever been hospitalized for mental illness"?
"No, I haven't".
"Do you believe that you are GOd, Sir"?
"I AM God".
As on the first day, Solon appeared unsteady on his feet, and repeatedly spilled his water on God's clothing.
Before the session closed for the day, Solon asked God if He loved anyone in the courtroom. God just laughed. "You know I love my children", He said. "Every God Damn one of em. They's all good kids, ceptin they's missin a mother... |
