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5 pages in length. As has been throughout the history of mankind, two opposing forces have long sought to establish a basis upon which people are meant to approach religion: one by coercion, the other by choice. This ongoing struggle is precisely the point of Dostoevsky's (2006) "The Grand Inquisitor." No additional sources cited.
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one by coercion, the other by choice. This ongoing struggle is precisely the point of Dostoevskys (2006) The Grand Inquisitor whereby the Inquisitor attempts to call attention to the
plight of the majority, a reality he claims casts a preponderance of the population as pawns to the whims of social upper echelon. In short the Inquisitors goal is
to allegedly champion their cause by bringing to bear the religious hardships faced by this massive collection of people who, while weak in character, are still just as worth of
a life free from suffering as their great and strong counterparts. By doing so he strives to create the illusion that people are not, by nature, capable of carrying
the burden of freedom Jesus has bestowed upon them; therefore, they must be hand-held by what the reader clearly interprets as organized religion and relinquished of being responsible people with
individual philosophical beliefs. "Thee, what is to become of the millions and tens of thousands of millions of creatures who will not have the strength to forego the earthly
bread for the sake of the heavenly? Or dost Thou care only for the tens of thousands of the great and strong, while the millions, numerous as the sands
of the sea, who are weak but love Thee, must exist only for the sake of the great and strong?" (Dostoevsky, 2006, pp. 8-9). Jesus, however, has entirely different
intentions far removed from the autocratic approach espoused by the Grand Inquisitor. So different, in fact, it is the very reason why he is arrested. To Jesus, freedom
and autonomy are the two greatest components humanity can embrace; as such, it becomes clear how the Grand Inquisitor purposely skews Jesus message by claiming He dangles the temptation of
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