A Kiss That Answers All the Questions
Was the Grand Inquisitor right in saying that humans are too weak to choose freedom over bread?
The Grand Inquisitor is a chapter in Dostoyevsky’s world-famous novel The Brothers Karamazov. The Grand Inquisitor, a 90-year-old cardinal, arrests Jesus and explains to him why his whole idea of setting people free was a grave mistake.
His claim is simple yet profound — human beings are weak. By offering them the gift of freedom and responsibility You (…
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