Standard Wolfean Riddle

António Pedro Marques · 16 Aug 2010, 13:44 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: entonio at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?QW50w7NuaW8gUGVkcm8gTWFycXVlcw==?=)
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:44:12 +0100
Subject: (urth) Standard Wolfean Riddle
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Lee Berman wrote (16-08-2010 13:56):

> I think it is an interesting thought experiment to consider what the
> Catholic Church would be like without any Jesus. Perhaps Wolfe also.

The short answer is that there wouldn't be a Catholic Church. But if for the
sake of the argument one were possible, then I think it would be an
interesting exercise, but not in this multiverse, where there is at least 
one universe with a real Jesus. Why and how could God send a redeemer to 
Earth but not to other parts of his creation which are in as much need of 
one? What would even be the point of a universe without Incarnation?

> From a Christian perspective I find it pretty depressing to think that
> after tens of thousands of years of Christ influence Earth would turn out
> as bleak as Urth.

Aren't we heading straight there, only after 2 thousand years?

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