Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
"11 - The Apple in the Garden of Eden.
ReplyDeleteThere was fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2, 3), but we do not know what kind of fruit is was."
*sigh* It wasn't literally any kind of fruit (as in something to eat) at all...and I do wish people would learn that!
"Fruit" in this context is: the consequence of some effort or action. As in "the fruit of his labors."
Lady Janus: I'm fairly certain that the overwhelming majority opinion is that the Adam/Eve text is an allegory explaining the entry of evil into creation. I know that most theologians and scripture scholars recognize this, so there would be no need to explain the symbolism.
ReplyDeleteJust a thought. It's far too beautiful a day here in Mattawa for me to contemplate anyone 'sighing'. I sincerely hope that creation is as beautiful there as here... sun...breeze...30C. Perfect!
Fr. Tim
LOL! Happy I am that you have weather you can enjoy, Tim! If I put in my order with you now, can you send me some of it for Tuesday?
ReplyDeleteAs for the allegory in question, I get your meaning, but that is not what the blogger is saying. She actually says that perhaps the "fruit" was a pomegranate...
Silly blogger!
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