Seen in Print

[HONDO74]

scientist say you can't create something from nothing

But then they say you can.

[Roy]

Exodus 20:1-5 speaks of other gods, chocolate eggs and bunnies.

Exodus 20 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)
20 Then God spoke all these words:
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3 you shall have no other gods before me.
4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Exodus 23:13 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)
13 Be attentive to all that I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips.

Exodus 34:14 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)
14 (for you shall worship no other god, because the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God).

Are you suggesting that chocolate eggs and bunnies are idols that people bow down to, or worship?

[webenda]

Are you suggesting that chocolate eggs and bunnies are idols that people bow down to, or worship?

No, people eat them.

[Tom Dempsey]

Sorta' like what they do to their fallen idols.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Sorta' like what they do to their fallen idols.

"When belief in a god dies, the god ... And when puny mortals no longer worship at their altars, the gods die."

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Are you suggesting that chocolate eggs and bunnies are idols that people bow down to, or worship?

Potentially, that might be....humans have found all sorts of object, celestial bodies, statues, and other unsubstantiated entities to worship throughout their tenure here. They are always looking for an answer or explanation and/or the complaint desk regarding their creation and purpose....

[Roy]

Well, what do you expect, of someone named Pooh?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Well, what do you expect, of someone named Pooh?

And lives under the name Sanders.....

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...humans have found all sorts of object, celestial bodies, statues, and other unsubstantiated entities to worship throughout their tenure here. They are always looking for an answer or explanation and/or the complaint desk regarding their creation and purpose....

You have a way with words , ya' provocative li'l bugger. I admire that.
murph

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...humans have found all sorts of object, celestial bodies, statues, and other unsubstantiated entities to worship throughout their tenure here. They are always looking for an answer or explanation and/or the complaint desk regarding their creation and purpose....

AND, speaking of the wonder(s) of it all...
I have a personal theory, developed once I stepped foot in this forest/woods, seen below and posted umpteen x's previously ( )...

Here's the "seen in print part", ideas I just gained from a Yahoo search of Gothic architecture (and taught by me on-site):
This Gothic interior, of the high and late Medieval period in architecture, seen here (photo by Bruce Yuanyue), is in the Basilica of St, Denis, in Paris, which apparently began the whole Gothic architectural style, at the inspiration and direction of Abbot Suger (circa 1140-1144). I've read that his intention was to humble men and glorify God. I think the Gothic does some of both and a whole lot more possibilities.

Here's my theory. I hypothesize that stepping into places such as this forest, yes, could make some people feel small and unsafe. However, in my mind, such a place could make other people feel inspired and protected. I think walks in such forests may have inspired the Gothic expression in building, though I am not discounting its predecessor, the Romanesque.

Its confusing. Complicated. Difficult to figure out.

When in this forest/woods, I felt like an outsider; yet, I felt inspired and safe, and protected, and a bit fearful - of the unknown potentially lurking. I imagine there were plenty of animals roaming the forests of Europe during the Middle Ages, many of which were life-threatening, but some of which were food for the table.

To me, the tree-tops seem to shelter over a person like a reminder of the Garden of Eden. Many humans may have felt comfortable, though challenged, certainly, when in a forest (think Robin Hood, as an example). Surely, we humans, as a species, began in forested places, not out on open savanna or in deserts. WE likely walked to the seas shores, also.

If you've ever been in such a forest environment, you may have noticed how the sunlight is filtered among the seemingly endless branches and twigs and trunks, not unlike, in my mind's eye, the light filtered through a Gothic stained-glass window. See my point?

Food for thought?
Murph

[Rufus T. Firefly]

"In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea."

[MurphOnMillerAve]

"In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea."

Though embraced by many others, less cryptic and cynical? It could also have been found to be highly entertaining and fun to watch.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

"In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea."

Though embraced by many others, less cryptic and cynical? It could also have been found to be highly entertaining and fun to watch.

I think that watching the end might be more entertaining, preferably with a cold drink in hand whilst seated in a comfy chair with some soft cushions...

[MurphOnMillerAve]

"In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea."

Though embraced by many others, less cryptic and cynical? It could also have been found to be highly entertaining and fun to watch.

I think that watching the end might be more entertaining, preferably with a cold drink in hand whilst seated in a comfy chair with some soft cushions...

..and a good old dog at-hand, and maybe even a cat, and some friends, too? I sure wouldn't want to see that show alone.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Though embraced by many others, less cryptic and cynical? It could also have been found to be highly entertaining and fun to watch.

I think that watching the end might be more entertaining, preferably with a cold drink in hand whilst seated in a comfy chair with some soft cushions...

..and a good old dog at-hand, and maybe even a cat, and some friends, too? I sure wouldn't want to see that show alone.

Join me for a drink at my table at Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe,