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There is an old, old story about a theologian who was asked to reconcile the doctrine of divine mercy with the doctrine of infant damnation. 'the almighty,' he explained, 'finds it necessary to do things in his official and public capacity which in his private and personal capacity he deplores.

-Robert A. Heinlein

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There is an old, old story about a theologian who was asked to reconcile the doctrine of divine mercy with the doctrine of infant damnation. 'the almighty,' he explained, 'finds it necessary to do things in his official and public capacity which in his private and personal capacity he deplores.

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