jadarite wrote:
"Sure God can do the impossible. But he wouldn't cheat."
What do you call disease, famine, and warfare?
Oh, I forgot the biggest one, RELIGION!!! Of course god cheats. All you need are a bunch of crazies who think they are the next Jesus prophet or someone who will die for 72 virgins and you have cheating.
God plays chess on a bigger chessboard, and in the wisdom of Neil Peart from Rush we just want some limelight:
All the world's indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each another's audience
Outside the gilded cage
Don't tell God how to run his business.
Well put, Chia.
Indeed, because Chess encompasses many sciences, artistic & literary muse, outlet for competitive sport and even ( dare i say) military strategies...it's only natural, if only out of genuine curiosity, what God (the "Supreme Intelligence/Being" in this case) could contribute, hypothetically, regardless of belief-within this framework.