In the reading, God says, "I could no more choose to give you free will than I could choose to make an equilateral triangle equiangular. I could choose to make or not to make an equilateral triangle in the first place, but having chosen to make one, I would then have no choice but to make it equiangular." To this the mortal responds, "I thought you could do anything!" To which God says, "Only things which are morally perfect."

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The statement presents a philosophical argument about the nature of God's omnipotence and the concept of free will, but it does not directly align with any specific religious text or widely recognized doctrine. The dialogue format and the specific content about equilateral triangles and moral perfection seem to be a constructed scenario to explore philosophical ideas rather than a direct quote from a recognized religious or philosophical source.

In the Reading, God Says, "I Could No More Choose