It’s apparent that God has given mankind 6,000 years of remarkable independence. It seems God has been letting human beings experiment to see if they can bring about paradise without God. And, amazingly, God has occasionally blessed humanity with unique advantages and opportunities to bring about universal peace and prosperity. Obviously, man has always failed. Because of all the special opportunities, man can never say, “God, if only you had given us this kind of opportunity, we would have produced paradise.” The good news? Someday there will be paradise on earth!