Alexander Knox: Tom Salter
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Tom Salter : I refuse to believe in a God who inflicts pain and suffering and permits all the injustices that are in this world. My mind tells me that such a God is not fit to be spat upon let alone worship. Nor do I believe He give a man a mind and then condemn him for using it to think with, any more than He give a bird wings and condemn it for flying. That's giving Him a great deal more credit than you do, Mr. Thompson, for all your religion.
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Tom Salter : I know nothing of God, Mr. Thompson. Certainly He's never revealed Himself to me. Has He to you?
Rev. William Asbury Thompson : Yes. Very often.
Tom Salter : You've seen Him then. Can you prove He exists?
Rev. William Asbury Thompson : No. No, but I know He does.
Tom Salter : And you believe He made us as we are.
Rev. William Asbury Thompson : As surely as that we're standing here.
Tom Salter : Then why did He not make us equally strong? Equally well off?
Rev. William Asbury Thompson : I don't know. Man is not in possession of His plans.
