God vs. the Ace of Spades
When G. went to Moscow our permanent group met without him. There remain in my memory several talks in our group which were connected with what we had recently heard from G. We had many talks about the idea of miracles, and about the fact that the Absolute cannot manifest its will in our world and that this will manifests itself only in the form of mechanical laws and cannot manifest itself by violating these laws. I do not remember which of us was first to remember a well-known, though not very respectful school story, in which we at once saw an illustration of this law. The story is about an over-aged student of a seminary who, at a final examination, does not understand the idea of God's omnipotence. 'Well, give me an example of something that the Lord cannot do," said the
In Search of the Miraculous, P.D. Ouspensky, Paul H Crompton Limited, 2004, pages 94-95
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