I wrote: “thy will be done” is an abdication of responsibility. The algorithm said it may be that — or the opposite. The easy version: “it did not work out, such was God’s will”. No reflection. No change. No responsibility. A loop of rationalisation with a divine reflection in it. The hard version: I give up the illusion of control and take responsibility for what I can actually do — here and now. A paradox. A real “thy will be done” increases responsibility. It does not reduce it. Because you are left with only one thing — your choice of
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