Monday, 1 September 2014

Random Dialogue: Theology Debate

The Temptation by William Strang

At home with the Blackhursts. This week: theology.

Me: I read recently that the word Paradise comes from the Old Persian, pairidaeza meaning 'walled garden' and the writer questioned whether the wall was to keep people in or out. But I think the question should be why a wall is required at all.Him: To keep the bad stuff out.Me: What bad stuff? It's Paradise!Him: The snakes.Me: The snake wasn't necessarily bad.Him: Yes, he was. He bit them.Me: No he didn't.Him: He bit the apple.Me: No he didn't.Him: Well, there was a snake and there was an apple. And someone bit the apple, and they all got kicked out.Me: Eve bit the apple.Him: That's right, and the snake made her.Me: Well, the snake suggested it, but she chose to do it.Him: Well, there you are then. It was a bad snake and so there was a wall to keep it out.Me: Snakes can slither up walls, can't they?Him: No, they can only do trees, because they can wrap themselves around the trunk.Me: What if it's just a small wall?Him: What, like Hadrian's Wall?Me: Yes, ok, if you like.Him: No, I don't like, because Hadrian wasn't in Paradise, so he wouldn't have built a wall.Me: Well, someone did; if Paradise means 'walled garden', there must have been a wall, so who built it, and why?Him: God knows.Me: Quite.

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I love writing, singing, acting and directing. I drink wine and beer and do a bit of sport on the side - mainly triathlon although I love football too. I travel whenever I can and collect new experiences. My favourite colour is green or purple depending on my mood, and yes, I think the two go well together. I try to lead a balanced life but I keep falling off.