"Bruce Almighty" and free will
Some of you may remember this Jim Carrey movie from a few years back. It's one of Hollywood's better attempts at a God movie. In it, Jim Carrey's character, Bruce, is empowered by God with all of God's power to see how he would handle things, what it's like to be God. Bruce was unhappy with his life and thought he could do a better job of it than God was doing for him. Sound like anyone you know? (clear throat) Anyway, Bruce is allowed to do whatever he wills with his power except he cannot mess with free will. Oy. That is exactly what Bruce thinks will "save the day" - if only people would do what he wants them to do, what, in his mind, they are "supposed" to be doing - his life would be so much better! He became frustrated because he was not able to change his fiance's mind about taking him back. He'd turn into a real schmuck (as we all do when we play god) and so she left him. It all works out in the end (thank you, Hollywood) an