Here`s Mr Adams` puddle analogy:
Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, "This is an interesting world I find myself in — an interesting hole I find myself in — fits me rather neatly, doesn`t it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!" This is such a powerful idea that as the sun rises in the sky and the air heats up and as, gradually, the puddle gets smaller and smaller, it`s still frantically hanging on to the notion that everything`s going to be alright, because this world was meant to have him in it, was built to have him in it; so the moment he disappears catches him rather by surprise. I think this may be something we need to be on the watch out for. We all know that at some point in the future the Universe will come to an end and at some other point, considerably in advance from that but still not immediately pressing, the sun will explode. We feel there`s plenty of time to worry about that, but on the other hand that`s a very dangerous thing to say.
Here`s my gardener`s analogy counter argument:
One day God went out into the garden and made a small hole in the earth beneath his feet. Into this hole, He poured some water from a watering can, and said: "There, little puddle, I made this hole especially for you. Enjoy!"
But as the puddle began to evaporate, it began to get very, very worried.
"Oh don`t worry" said God, "you`re not actually disappearing. You see, there`s this thing called the rain cycle. You`re just changing from a puddle to steam, and then you`ll be carried away in a cloud, dropped on the land, into a reservoir, and I`ll collect you from the tap in this watering can. Then I`ll pour you back into that hole again. So, no worries ok? It isn`t what it looks like. Believe me."
Douglas Adams - funny, but ever-so-slightly ignorant...
Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, "This is an interesting world I find myself in — an interesting hole I find myself in — fits me rather neatly, doesn`t it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!" This is such a powerful idea that as the sun rises in the sky and the air heats up and as, gradually, the puddle gets smaller and smaller, it`s still frantically hanging on to the notion that everything`s going to be alright, because this world was meant to have him in it, was built to have him in it; so the moment he disappears catches him rather by surprise. I think this may be something we need to be on the watch out for. We all know that at some point in the future the Universe will come to an end and at some other point, considerably in advance from that but still not immediately pressing, the sun will explode. We feel there`s plenty of time to worry about that, but on the other hand that`s a very dangerous thing to say.
Here`s my gardener`s analogy counter argument:
One day God went out into the garden and made a small hole in the earth beneath his feet. Into this hole, He poured some water from a watering can, and said: "There, little puddle, I made this hole especially for you. Enjoy!"
But as the puddle began to evaporate, it began to get very, very worried.
"Oh don`t worry" said God, "you`re not actually disappearing. You see, there`s this thing called the rain cycle. You`re just changing from a puddle to steam, and then you`ll be carried away in a cloud, dropped on the land, into a reservoir, and I`ll collect you from the tap in this watering can. Then I`ll pour you back into that hole again. So, no worries ok? It isn`t what it looks like. Believe me."
Douglas Adams - funny, but ever-so-slightly ignorant...
The interesting thing about Truth is that Truth is still Truth even if the devil speaks it. The interesting thing about Lies is that Lies are still Lies even if God speaks them.
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