Monday, October 18, 2004
(1:36 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
2 Brief Dialogues
[The following is an approximation of a theological dialogue between Anthony and myself this weekend.]Anthony: So, can God make a rock so heavy he can't lift it?
Adam: You know, people ask that as though it's a hard question. I say, if he's powerful enough that he can die, he's certainly powerful enough not to be able to lift a rock.
Anthony: What if that turned out to be the stone they used for his grave? Would he just be hanging out in there for all eternity, constantly trying to push it aside? "Damn it! Why did I make this thing?"
Adam: But you forget -- one of the new superpowers he gains after the resurrection is the ability to walk through walls. "I'm back -- and ten times more powerful!"
[The following is an approximation of a theological dialogue among Anthony, Monica, and myself, over margaritas.]
Anthony: So, I was looking at U of C's website, and one of the professors, David Tracy, had down that he was working on a book about God.
Adam: Imagine! An entire book, just about God!
Monica: Do you think there's ever been a book just titled God?
Adam: Yes, there was that book by Jack Miles, God: A Biography.
Monica: No, that's not what I was asking.
Adam: No, see, the title is God. In addition, it has a subtitle, A Biography.
Anthony: I think that's technically true. Adam wins on a technicality, just like President Bush.
Adam: "It's hard work!"
