Rumi Said What?
The other day, PG was fumbling through facebook, and there was a lovely quote. “I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am The Soul that lives within. Rumi.” The poem seemed like good words to paste in front of pictures. PG is squeamish about copyrights, and decided to see if the translation belonged to anyone. Veteran readers should know where this is going.
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī, also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, has become popular with the meme crowd. Mr. Google says: Born: September 30, 1207, Vakhsh, Tajikistan Died: December 17, 1273, Konya, Turkey. With his name abbreviated to four easy to pronounce letters, translations of his poems are popular. Often, the words are pasted on beautiful pictures.
Some killjoys say that this is wrong. “Yet this popularization has had a price, and the price is a frequent distortion of Rumi’s words and teachings … The English “creative versions” rarely sound like Rumi to someone who can read the poems in the original Persian, and they are often shockingly altered– but few know this, and the vast majority of readers cannot but believe that such versions are faithful renderings into English of Rumi’s thoughts and teachings when they are not.”
Lets look at the quote that started this story. It has such a perfect rhythm, and such a catchy rhyme. What relation to the original does this have? Does anyone know the name of the original poem?
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could tell you a few things about the difficulty of translating Farsi into English. This is even more true when the translator has an agenda. On Fox News, some are trying to lead to war. Those translating a thirteenth century poet are trying to create peace. While the meme motives may be more noble, their integrity in using languages is equally suspect.
The killjoy article has some examples of Rumi poem “versions,” with footnotes. One is “Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system.” The comment: ” …is especially absurd. There is no evidence Rumi knew much more about Judaism or Christianity than what is said in the Qur’an– not to speak of other religions.” (The source article goes into more detail about this quote, and about the specific so called translators.)
Pictures for this repost are from The Library of Congress. Spell check suggestion for Rumi: Rum.
The Unedited Quote
Comments are disabled for this video. ~ This quote is (badly) edited. It is from the article linked above. The GQ advertisers would appreciate your clicking on it. The article is titled Why You’re Not Married (to the Woman You Really Want) Here is the unedited quote. 1. You’re a dick. It kind of goes without saying, women want to be with a guy who is nice to them. (Though the first and probably biggest sign you’re a dick is that you don’t believe this.) But when you are sarcastic, argumentative, or contemptuous of a woman’s lady-ways—the messy friends, the astrology-talk, the big, big emotions—you’re not being nice. Even if you open her car door on dates. Being a dick is when you’re so self-centered, you think your ideas are pretty much the only worthy ones and you secretly believe other people are inferior to you. Not that you know you think this. Like your female counterpart, the Bitch, you’d rather believe other people just can’t handle how awesome you are. And you’re right. All that awesomeness sucks, actually. In any case, if you want to be in a relationship with someone who thinks and acts just like you, why not start fucking your dude friends? ~ @KimKierkegaard It take moral courage to grieve; it takes religious courage to be joyful, cause laughing causes wrinkles. ~ Slut Reader – Just grabs whatever looks like fun at the library, yard sale, or trash pile. Doesn’t worry about the approval of others in his pursuit of a good time. ~ NOTICE: If you’re not a bigot, you are welcome. If you aren’t sure if you’re a bigot, I might ask you a few questions to see if we can figure it out together… ~ And all of the white virgin cheerleaders are sucking black jocky dick. The street name is “Touchdown pussy”. Thanks for reminding me Ribeye. Is your daughter fucking a baller? You wouldn’t know anyway. When she gets home, put a finger in her pussy and see if it smells like KFC.~ @pourmecoffee I like to be hypocritical in the mornings and point out hypocrisy in the afternoons, but sometimes I flip it around just to mix things up. ~ @KimKierkegaard Hair by Rob Recine; make up by Lucia Pieroni; inner strife & disharmony by some unknown thing I do not even dare to try to know. ~ If you are an english speaker then you should speak up about eighty word sentences. ~ @LindaInDisguise I’ll give up my thesaurus when you pry it from my frigid, frosty, frozen, cadaverous, lifeless, stiff, defunct extremities. ~ there their they’re now ~ It is a way to pass the time in a traffic jam. ~ The fridge was whining. ~ @RedMeatMonday #foxnewsfacts #MeganKelly is dating @maddow ~ This does not speak well for Jesus. ~ a dress is a social prostruct ~ @chamblee54 @Brimshack @eyeneedtono a meme without a source can be assumed to have a phony quote ~ ” I wanna hear what you think!” you are a brave woman ~ @JesusIsAJerk Any atheist who retweets this is going to hell for eternity. ~ Maintaining order rather than correcting disorder is the ultimate principle of wisdom. To cure disease after it has appeared is like digging a well when one feels thirsty, or forging weapons after the war has already begun. Nei Jing (2nd century BC) ~ @TheFunnyRacist I’m sick of the stereotype that all Muslims like to fuck goats! That’s not the case at all! Some of them prefer camels ~ Luke 23:29 King James Version _ For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck ~ King Jimmy had a way with words. He was also a hypocrite i.e. “paps which never gave suck” ~ This quote was attributed to Jesus. He was about to be crucified. This story is relevant to today’s current events. The authority “have found no fault in this man.” That wasn’t good enough for the mob, which demanded that Jesus be crucified. We all know what happened next. This is what happens when justice is a popularity contest. ~ pictures are from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”. ~ selah ~
Who Told You That You Were Naked?
One recent story is the termination of Atlanta Fire Chief Kevin J. Cochran. He self published a book, Who Told You That You Were Naked? The book was about Jesus worship religion, and said rude things about people who do not agree with this religion. The Fire Chief allegedly gave copies to his subordinates. This is said to create a hostile work environment, and create ill will for Jesus.
The title of the book is in the Bible. It is found at Genesis 3:11. This is where the Adam and Eve story is told. Maybe, if it had been Adam and Steve, things would have turned out different.
Mr. Cochran’s book is published by 3G Publishing, “3G Publishing Inc. is a faith-based company that has created a unique niche in the publishing world.” Another book from this press is Inside Oedipus Closet. ““What happens in this house, stays in this house … Walk into their lives as they find that no matter how hard they try, skeletons never stay inside the closet.”
The dispute over whether Mr. Cochran is being fired for his faith, or for being a jerk, will go on for a while. Lawyers, with dollar signs flashing in their eyes, will lead the charge. Meanwhile, to quote 3G publishers, “Though He reconciled Adam’s condition by clothing him in coats of lambs’ skin, Adam never got over what he had done.”
PG once worked in a place where excessive Jesus worship created a hostile environment. His co-worker placed a radio next to the bathroom door, where you were forced to listen to it. When PG objected, the co-worker declared holy war.
This co-worker was not a supervisor. He was a black man, working in a company dealing with a discrimination lawsuit. The co-worker was untouchable. This man utilized all the leverage this lawsuit gave him, preaching a crude brand of Christianity. The preacher had total contempt for the comfort, and the soul, of his neighbor. “I don’t care what man thinks, I care what G-d thinks.” Some call this selfish behavior “faith.” This does not speak well for Jesus.
Common Sense I am buying this wonderful book simply for all the one star comments, and to support a great and Godly man. :)
Joshua A real man writing the Truth is exactly the kind of thing we need … in the black community.
Fiction Addiction I’m so glad that this blithering fool Kelvin J. Cochran has been thrown out of his job once and for all. Just imagine how this Christian fundie would squawk his head off if he had been forced to work for some Muslim, let’s say, who created a hostile work environment by telling him to read a book in which Christians were described as Satanic or filthy or doomed to eternal Hellfire.
Travis Mac A gay friend of mine tried to read it but it burned his fingers and gave him some nasty paper cuts. The Atlanta FD was of little help in putting out the fire.
a.ryan one of the most bigoted books I’ve had the misfortune of tripping over. Seriously offensive, not only to gay people, but to women, jews, and anyone who isn’t Christian. Way to prove to the world what a joke “Christians” are.
Atlanta30312 Obviously written by a closeted, self hating homosexual. Can’t believe a book can be published in 2013 filled with such HATE, under the guise of “Christianity”. This book describes Homosexuality this way: “Uncleanness — whatever is opposite of purity; including sodomy, homosexuality, lesbianism, pederasty, bestiality, all other forms of sexual perversion.” … Authors such as this that continue to speed such hate are the reason gay teens commit suicide.
Dianne This is a disgusting work of lies, perpetuating myth about human sexuality. You should not be selling this on Amazon. Pull it.
Pictures are from The Library of Congress.
Mensa Invitational
This is a repost. The text is borrowed from this blog. Pictures are from The Library of Congress. They were taken at Arlington Farms, “a temporary housing complex for female civil servants and service members during World War II.”
Washington Post’s “Mensa Invitational” which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
2. Ignoranus: A person who is both stupid and an asshole.
3. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. The money was loaned to the government without interest.
4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
5. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
7.Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high
8.Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.
9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon: It’s like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it’s like, a serious bummer.
12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed after you’ve walked through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you’re eating.
Frankly My Dear
An English language expression for caring goes give a _____. An unverified internet source tells one story: “(don’t) give a damn -The above phrase was originally I don’t give a dam (yes, the n is missing on purpose) and seems to have been brought back to England by military men traveling to India in the mid 18th century. A dam was an Indian coin of little value. After spreading to civilian usage, the phrase changed to I don’t give a damn and was first recorded in America in the 1890’s”
DGA__ went in two directions. Less offensive words like hoot, toss, and rip were inserted into the blank space. Others chose use more offensive items, like shit and fuck, in the formula.
No one seems to know what a damn is. It is hard to say what exactly is meant by not giving a shit, or a fuck. Fuck refers to a highly prized animal activity. Shit is a vile, smelly substance that is used for fertilizer. When you give a shit, do you gift wrap it?
A link to The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck recently turned up on facebook. Out of 2496 words, 113 are fuck, or incorporate fuck. The f-word is used as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, and interjection. The f-word is not used as a conjunction. This is a curious omission. The literal meaning of the f-word refers to the act of conjunction.
It may seem judgmental to say so, but this attitude is selfish, arrogant, and irresponsible. If you stick around for the fine print, you see that it is not enough to merely not give a hoot. According to “Author. Thinker. Life Enthusiast.” Mark Manson, it is a matter of deciding what you want to hoot about. (The period is used at the end of a complete sentence. You should use one period per sentence.)
Here is a brief biography. “Mark Manson is from Austin, Texas, USA and graduated from Boston University in 2007. He began coaching men informally that same year, taking them out to local bars and helping them approach attractive women. Mark founded Practical Pick Up in 2008 and has since worked with hundreds of men in 12 different countries and four different continents. He’s given over 40 public presentations worldwide and has been interviewed for news shows and magazines. In 2011, he changed his business to PostMasculine.com to change his focus away from simply meeting and attracting women and to help with life’s issues at large.”
In other words, he got started coaching men on how to get women to give them a fuck. Mr. Manson has “evolved” into coaching the gender neutral internet on not giving a fuck. What a guy. Pictures today are from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”.
Bill Cosby Rape Joke
@chescaleigh Cosby’s jokes is rape culture in action. victims & rape are seen as JOKES. this is why victims don’t come forward. it’s not funny.
@AnUglyN**** @chescaleigh so by making light of a situation its advocating rape?
@chescaleigh if you were wrongfully accused of raping 20 women, you think making jokes about it would be a good idea? seems innocent? @AnUglyN****
@AnUglyN**** @chescaleigh So idk why u put my @ at the end of your tweet tryna attract your pro black panther feminist friends. cause I asked a question
@chescaleigh putting your name at the end of a tweet is not telling anyone to attack. welcome to the internet where this convo is public @AnUglyN****
Before we get to the meat of this discussion, lets discuss @AnUglyN, and the four stars. This twitter address is connected to a user, I AM A GOD. This person violates the first and third commandments, and then further degrades himself with the n-word. It is tough to insult someone who has thoroughly humbled himself. A racist can ignore the spectacle. @AnUglyN**** is doing the dirty work.
So, Bill Cosby is making a comeback. Apparently, there was a show in London, ON. The venue was Budweiser Gardens. A comment about current affairs was made.
“The strangest moment of the night came midway through, when a woman in the front row rose and started walking out. Mr. Cosby asked her something. She appeared to reply that she was getting a drink and asked Mr. Cosby if he wanted one. He declined and then said with a smile “you have to be careful about drinking around me.” The audience expelled a collective “ooooo” at the joke then laughed and cheered and the show went on.”
Is that a “rape joke”? It depends on how you define a joke. Is it funny? Appropriate? In good taste? Remember, this is an entertainer. Is an internet hissy fit going to make rape victims feel better? Will Mr. Cosby get more publicity? What would Fat Albert do?
Sometimes, the best commentary can be found in an unlikely place. Today, it is the comments at Perez Hilton. This should not be confused with the droppings of Mario Laundromat. “Bill decided to embrace his public image and made a full on date rape joke during his set.”
Dunya Bill Cosby is the new Michael Jackson. No matter what happens from here out he will always be judged by public opinion which will go on well after his death.
bnietzsche id be pissed if he didnt make a joke about it in someway.. that’s what comedians do.. its like not addressing the elephant in the room. as a comedian, you need to get that outta the way before goin thru the rest of ur set without all that tension
Pictures are from The Library of Congress.
Sapiosexual
The embedded link takes you to Make Love Not Porn: Cindy Gallop at TEDxOxford. Ms. Gallop pitches her venture, makelovenotporn.com The idea is for couples people to submit videos of sexual activity. The submitter pays a fee, as does the person who streams the video. The streaming fees will be shared with the video submitter. If all goes well, people will have a healthier attitude about fucking, and a healthier bank account to go with it. There were comments.
HardforJesus Porn bothers her because after young men watch it enough, they couldn’t possibly get hard looking at her.
tyler lewis the part I am having trouble with is believing that all these young guys want to sleep with this old woman, she is not attractive or sexy so what else could it be
Jonathan Nagel I’ll tell you why she gets fucked by young men. It’s because she has a pussy. Men will fuck anything when horny. I have.
Ariel Tsun I’d do it and I’m not even a guy. Ever heard of a sapiosexual?
The last comment made PG think. The always helpful Urban Dictionary has this to say. Sapiosexual (adj) A form of sexual orientation characterized by a strong attraction to intelligence in others, often regardless of gender and/or conventional attractiveness.(n) A sapiosexual person.”I am sapiosexual. I think geeks and nerds are sexy–I often want to rub my clit against their minds.” -Kayar Silkenvoice. This UD definition is sponsored by nomorerack.
Collinsdictionary says “Sapiosexual is a neologism word (recently constructed word) that has come into common usage;, especially on social networking sites where some people are self-identifying as sapiosexual. Origins: From Latin root sapien, wise or intelligent, and Latin sexualis, relating to the sexes.” There are comments.
blancasd Irony: Using “Sapiophile” or “Sapiosexual”, made up words, to describe how you’re turned on by intelligence. Seriously, has anyone ever been turned on by how dumb someone is? “Oh my, his stupidity makes me moist!” Said no one ever.
r.bannon87 The fact that you used the word moist instead of wet, makes me think your kind of dumb. Now add in the fact that I think your dumb use of the word “moist” is just a little bit appealing. So, not only have I shown you to be wrong, but now I task you with creating the word for my attraction to your lack of intelligence.
If you haven’t lost interest already, there is a rap video and sapiosexual dot com to amuse you. There is even the Sapiosexual Test, sponsored by Decatur Family Psychiatry. Out of dedication to his craft, PG decided to take the Sapiosexual Test.
The test is 20 statements. A sample is “I would find it unbearable to tolerate unintelligence in my romantic partner.” You choose between one and five, from strongly disagree to strongly agree. PG got 55%. This is in the middle. “25 – 75 points = This is an average score. You do find intelligence attractive but not necessary for sexual attraction.” Pictures today are from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”.
Reconstruction
@bitchywaiter Things to not talk about when I am serving your breakfast: how Santa didn’t bring you a vaginal reconstruction this year. ~ @bitchywaiter Things to not talk about while I serve your dinner: your need for a new bra because since you had your baby “your tits are all fucked up.” ~ @murderkroger Guess this really was a playoff game for the Falcons ~ unarmed children killed by the authorities – at least America doesn’t mind when Israel does it. ~ The Tralfamadorian Paradigm in Slaughterhouse Five ~ 1-Marta was built on railroad right of way. To put a station at Turner Field would have meant a major construction project. 2- There are plenty of people who think that the Blank Bowl is equally ridiculous as the Cobb Crackers. ~ @TooMessedUp A woman just dropped a $100 bill next to me. I thought, “What would Jesus do?” So I turned it into wine. Well, I bought a case of wine. ~ @sydscifi @jojokejohn Are point smiles something you get when you fly a lot? ~ I went to channel two news to look at the weather. Then I was looking at this post. An auto start commercial started at channel two. “SOMETIMES BIGGER IS BETTER” ~ @Brimshack It’s sad to think that kind of political porn counts as conservatism. @cheetah1961 ~ What if people were as proud of their ability to listen, as they were of the things they say? ~ snopes and the snopes.com logo are registered service marks of snopes.com. ~ @TooMessedUp How easily you’re offended is directly proportional to how dumb you are. ~ The header ad is from methproject.org “WILL METH MAKE ME DIG AT MY OWN SKIN?”~ A libertarian vote is essentially a vote for the incumbent. If the election had gone to a runoff, then Mr. Deal probably would have won. I was not impressed by Mr. Carter, but the Demos are not good at attracting statewide candidates. ~ “A Libertarian vote is essentially a vote for the incumbent” is a cop out IMO! That’s the reason we have a two party system… because no one wants to vote for the loser. Everyone wants to be a winner and no one things a independent/lib/other is capable of winning. Anyone is capable of winning IF we get off our collective asses as citizens and educate ourselves and those around of us about the alternatives. I admit that I don’t educate myself as well as I should but I try to get as much non-partisan info as I can at least for all the positions that I deem important (some of the “low” local positions, especially uncontested ones) I tend to gloss over. ~ Better safe than sorry is right. Channel 13 News was just talking about this change in Facebook’s privacy policy. Better safe than sorry. As of January 4th, 2015 at 10:50 a.m . Eastern standard time, I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, or posts, both past and future. By this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute). NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. DO NOT SHARE. You MUST copy and paste ~ @poetryduh @briankornell, @mbsycamore, I’ve been busy writing stories, which was maybe the fool’s choice when I could’ve been busy knitting ~ Solid one on one relationships are tough to come by. I am grateful for the few friends that I do have. ~ @mbsycamore you need perspective when you are suspected ~ Anthropomorphic Aramaic shade is the best shade. ~ The following replies are approved. To see additional replies that are pending approval, click Show Pending. Warning: These may contain graphic material. ~ You are going to pay for it. Feemaste ~ Lang said in a statement McCollom told agents she was asleep when her husband, Chief William McColom, shot her so she could not give them any details. ~ Tomorrow, Facebook will change its privacy settings to allow Mark Zuckerberg to come into your house while you sleep and eat your brains with a grapefruit spoon. To stop this from happening, go to Account> Home Invasion Settings> Cannibalism> Brains> Grapefruit, and uncheck the “Tasty” box. Please copy and repost.” ~ Register To Post You can view topic. You cannot start a new topic. You cannot reply to posts. You cannot edit your posts. You cannot delete your posts. You cannot add new polls. You cannot vote in polls. You cannot attach files to posts. You cannot post without approval. ~ The information in this article is not legal advice and should not be construed as legal advice. It is information only. ~ pictures from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”. ~ selah
Racists Got Racist
The #blacklivesmatter movement took a dairy inclusive turn this weekend. New York City was the scene when #BlackLivesMatter Protesters Hit Whites Where It Truly Hurts: Brunch.
“… a group of about three dozen demonstrators … hitting such quiche-and-mimosa joints … When they arrived, they began reading the names of black Americans killed by police to diners. From the Washington Post: The protesters, most dressed in black, read the names of African Americans killed by police punctuated with chants of “ashe,” a word from the Yoruba language of West Africa comparable to “amen.” Timed by participants, the ritual takes four-and-a-half minutes — since Michael Brown’s body was left on the street for four-and-a-half hours in Ferguson. … As is to be expected when such a sacred institution is so callously attacked, the protests sparked lots of fervent tweeting. Racists got racist”
The comment about racists getting racist is linked to a tweet. It was part of a lively thread. The first tweet is the one linked Racists got racist. Selected replies follow.
@genophilia It’s fine for blacks to loot, rob, rape and kill whites, but if whites complain about it, now that’s racist. #blackbrunchnyc #ferguson
@adamscolleg @genophilia I personally have had people on twitter call me racist when I mentioned being mugged and pistol whipped.
@adamscolleg @genophilia they don’t. It’s always on the news. We didn’t protest when oj got off after cutting his white wife’s head off
@Lazlos_Closet @genophilia lol ok. And are you sure OJ did it? And was OJ a cop?
Many people are raising questions about the tactics employed in this struggle. One feature is Ten Counterproductive Behaviors of Social Justice Educators. Is the action designed to affect change, or to satisfy the ego of the actor? If you are trying to talk to police, maybe a donut shop would be preferred to a trendy Manhattan bruncherie.
A twitter crusader recently made a comment about having fun by calling out people on “racist” behavior. The verbatim quote is lost in the annals of twitterdom. A google search for “feel good calling out” found an article, Stop Calling People Out. The idea is to get better results by calling forth, rather than calling out. Allow the person to save face, and this person might listen to your message.
Mohandas Gandhi knew a thing, or two, about affecting change. He is quoted as saying “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” (Information about the source is in the linked article.) Maybe the social justice bully is the weak party today. The showboat tactics are an indication of this weakness.
Pictures are from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”.
The Second Great Flood
Here is part one . Somewhere in his drifting around the internet, PG found a reference to the story of Noah and the Ark. A light bulb above his head switched on, and the answer was apparent: Global warming is the second great flood.
In the Biblical story, G-d was upset with the way man was doing things. She gave Noah a heads up, and he was ridiculed by the good citizens of the day. Finally, it rained forty days and forty nights, and everyone except Noah got wet.
In the modern version, G-d sees man making a wasteland of the bountiful planet. An amazing resource like oil is controlled by hateful tyrants, and burned to make cars run. The signs of dis ease are apparent to some, but they are ridiculed by the good citizens of the day.
This time, things are different. Instead of forty days and forty nights, it is two hundred years of burning fossil fuels. It is a time of war, and rumors of war.
Here is part two . PG was shooting from the hip the other day, and said that G-d was causing global warming. At first it seemed a bit goofy, but like other thoughts about her (G-d is in the details,) the more PG thinks, the more sense it makes.
A lot has to do with your idea of who G-d is. (maybe the four other w’s… what, when, where, and why… should also apply.) Although PG would not put global warming past Jehovah or Mary’sbabydaddy, those conceptions are just a bit obsolete. The idea of G-d that PG uses is the fifth element, to go with earth, air, fire and water.
The moonies have another view…that G-d is the difference between a human being and five dollars worth of chemicals. There seems to be an overall body of knowledge that makes the earth function. A DNA, or software. This framework of knowledge is how PG views G-d.
Right now, man is living in a paradise. A planet with earth, air, water and fire that is uniquely fabricated to support intelligent life. The role that G-d played in facilitating this planet is a mystery. There is a balance of life here…the right amount of gravity, the right ph balance in the oceans, the proper mix of gases in the atmosphere. Man has been granted this paradise…it was not earned, it was given out of the bounty of G-d. And man has done his best to destroy the environment. Promiscuously burning fossil fuels is just part of the damage.
There does seem to be a plan to deal with this. If the level of CO2 in the air goes above a certain level, then the temperatures will start to rise. This has been proven time and time again. There are nay sayers…some of whom are not on fossil fuel industry payrolls… who say this is a natural process, and has nothing to do with the actions of man. These people are similar to the upstanding citizens who ridiculed Noah when he built his ark.
It should be noted that the story of Noah and the ark might be a myth. That is, it is full of symbols and allegory, and is not to be taken literally. It could be that in an ancient time, G-d got fed up with the evil deeds of man, and decided to teach a lesson. This could be what is happening today. Pictures are from “The Special Collections and Archives,Georgia State University Library”. This is a repost.
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