Just a quick post today to point you over to a post and discussion at Dave Silverman's NoGodBlog. Regarding a recent Baltimore church fire caused by a lightning strike, Silverman (tongue-in-cheek) wrote that Zeus must did it because he was unhappy they were worshipping the wrong god. I found it funny. His explanation was something along the lines of, well, what do you think some folks would say if lightning struck the headquarters of American Atheists?
Interesting question, no?
The commentary over there is fun reading, too. If you are at all interested, click on over there and share what you think about it (both over there and here, too)!
Monday, July 23, 2007
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You would think Zeus would have more important things to do.
A bolt of lightning! Did anyone check for a new life form in the rubble?
Bawdy, why would he? I think he's a bit short of devout worshippers these days. I mean how often in this day and age do you hear a woman claim she was raped by a swan or a white bull?
Well, Bob, you must not be an avid Jarry Springer watcher, huh?
You're right, csm, I avoid Jerry. I do find mythology interesting. There was a theory I saw put forth at one point that there were two likely explanations for the old stories of Zeus and his strange incarnations. One was that women of that time in Greece were into bestiality. The other is the idea that you have a husband returning home from the Trojan war or whatever, and finds a new child at home. As an excuse the wife opines "Zeus came to me as a great white bull! I was helpless! Really! It wasn't Larry down the road, it was Zeus!"
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