Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900) can be ranked among the world champions in Chess.
It was said (unconfirmed) that he offered God the odds of "a pawn and move".
To those who don't know chess, it means to play minus one pawn and to play Black.
He died a pauper and insane.
Has God shown him kindness? After all, if he had a mental breakdown, then God gave him exactly what he wanted, eternal beauty in positional play, close quarters eternal combat, etc.
Or, had God made him an example of his terrible wrath?
2007-09-29 00:26:18 · 7 answers · asked by Aref H4 7 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
zzz...
God: check!
Steinitz: draw?
God: all right my child.
God is so compassionate that even though His odds are greater than ours, He still wants us to be winners.
no beer for me this time... have a blessed sunday everyone!
2007-09-29 15:40:54 · answer #1 · answered by jongbong 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
might be..i'm sure you have received hundreds of that email on people who "challenged" God. John Lennon, the makers of the Titanic, the girl who said God can travel with her friends in the boot, etc...
maybe some people don't believe in God but I always believed there is one Supreme Being up there on the lookout =)
2007-09-29 00:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by battgirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stalemate.
2007-09-29 09:33:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no one can encompass the knowledge of God except to whom He willed.
(from the line of "the verse of the throne"-ayat ul kursi-quran 2:255)
2007-09-29 02:34:08 · answer #4 · answered by 36 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God has nothing to do with his condition before his death. It was the work of Satan, the devil. God is love.
2007-10-01 21:30:50 · answer #5 · answered by annabelle p 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I am also going brain dead. This question did the same thing to Shirley.
2007-09-30 15:21:50 · answer #6 · answered by boyplakwatsa.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is such a complex being for us mortals to understand. Maybe both?! :)
2007-09-29 06:18:14 · answer #7 · answered by La Ultima Mandala Mata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋