The Zero Sum Game

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gd: I run a zero sum game.
me: Pardon me?
gd: Zero sum. Don't you understand the concept?
me: I understand, I think.
gd: Then you understand that I need revenge. Every offense against Me demands revenge, it's My Nature. Zero sum.
me: If I read You right, You are incapable of simple forgiveness. You need payback.
gd: Exactly!
me: But why involve Your Only Son? Couldn't You have just punished our pet goats?
gd: Been there. Done that. Didn't work.
me: Please explain.
gd: Well, as the human/goat population exploded I discovered that I was not getting My share of goats. Sin was winning the game against revenge. Humans were committing more sins than they were sacrificing goats. This was unacceptable. Think of it in terms of 'celestial economics:' do it long enough and You end up in the hole.