"Those of us who follow a certain theological tradition believe that there is a being beyond the visible universe who has boundless compassion, and that somehow this being will eventually put right the cruelties and other wrongs that so characterize life as we know it. That entity is greater than man, and can love all; we can do that in principle, but in practice, we do best to carve off parts of reality and say, 'I can realistically try to protect this.' Even in that effort we can and do often fail. But in trying, we are imitating something that is both our source and our goal."

Read more: Michael Potemra, The Corner, National Review Online