The true God is not a form ...

The true God is not a form idealized; he/she/it is real and therefore, by definition, imperfect; only an abstraction can be free of flaws. And since God is imperfect, there will be suffering.... There is no perfect God. And your suffering requires no more explanation than that unavoidable imperfection.
 Robert J. Sawyer

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Honor does not have to be defended.
 Robert J. Sawyer
You can't choose the ways in which you'll be tested.
 Robert J. Sawyer
The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance; the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore.
 Robert J. Sawyer
There is no indisputable proof for the big bang," said Hollus. "And there is none for evolution. And yet you accept those. Why hold the question of whether there is a creator to a higher standard?
 Robert J. Sawyer
Secrecy was the problem; transparency the obvious cure.
 Robert J. Sawyer