Philosophical Buddhist who is still an atheist

[Angrboda]

Now, now, don't be changing the subject with an irrelevant exegesis. The topic was God's grace. If God's grace is necessary, than how am I responsible for it being required? If it's not necessary, your doctrine is wrong. Either I'm responsible for meeting a bar I can't meet, or your God is a Karmic leech. It's a simple dichotomy. Feel free to carve out a third option if you can. But quibbling about the metaphysics implied by the word "destiny" does not cut the mustard.