Church signs (part 1)
So I walk past the Baptist Church twice a weekday, and they always have a sign up. One that's supposed to make you think, I guess kind of like a Zen Koan, only less profound. Only, and this is a disturbing confession to make, I never get them. Don't get me wrong, most of the time I understand them, I just don't get them.
So here's what I'm gonna do. Every time they put a new one up, I'll take a picture and share my thoughts with you, and you can maybe share some of yours back to me. Here's this month's... And this is one of the ones I do not actually know if I understand. Then again, if I'm not sure then I probably don't. That doesn't mean I haven't got my own interpretation, though. I'm never one to let ignorance stand in the way of an opinion. (Actually, I am, but since I am being polemic...)
Let's approach this mathematically, as I have noticed that many of these signs rely on this device.
Iff God + 1 > 50% then it follows that God = 50%
This allows a shocking conclusion to be drawn. If humankind would just stick together, we could hold this God at bay. No longer would we be cajoled by higher supernatural forces. If God were to say, 'I don't like what you're doing, mankind, and I'm gonna rain down something bad for medicinal punishment!' (I am assuming, with some good cause that He is a misogynist - at least I share with Him that we are both misanthropes), a united humankind could just stick two fingers up and say, 'not so fast there, Your Cloudiness', we hold half the shares in this joint venture, so you just buckle up and keep your peace.
The flaw in this scheme, of course, is that it only takes a single traitor and God gets his way. And given his prediliction to prey on the weak and senseless, someone will always give in and humankind is back under the yoke. Which explains my misanthropy...





3 Comments:
what are you saying, mark? these signs speak to me on the deepest level...
a favourite of mine from some years ago and an eversoclever play on the pop charts was: is your life a blur? then step into the oasis
omigosh, these christian folk are smart
yeah. One "traitor" is indead enought..
And my spelling is not quite good, I'm afraid....
By the way: enjoyable reading!
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