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Two babies discussion.
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Two babies discussion.
In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.”
“Nonsense” said the first. “There is no life after delivery. What kind of life would that be?”
The second said, “I don’t know, but there will be more light than here. Maybe we will walk with our legs and eat from our mouths. Maybe we will have other senses that we can’t understand now.”
The first replied, “That is absurd. Walking is impossible. And eating with our mouths? Ridiculous! The umbilical cord supplies nutrition and everything we need. But the umbilical cord is so short. Life after delivery is to be logically excluded.”
The second insisted, “Well I think there is something and maybe it’s different than it is here. Maybe we won’t need this physical cord anymore.”
The first replied, “Nonsense. And moreover if there is life, then why has no one has ever come back from there? Delivery is the end of life, and in the after-delivery there is nothing but darkness and silence and oblivion. It takes us nowhere.”
“Well, I don’t know,” said the second, “but certainly we will meet Mother and she will take care of us.”
The first replied “Mother? You actually believe in Mother? That’s laughable. If Mother exists then where is She now?”
The second said, “She is all around us. We are surrounded by her. We are of Her. It is in Her that we live. Without Her this world would not and could not exist.”
Said the first: “Well I don’t see Her, so it is only logical that She doesn’t exist.”
To which the second replied, “Sometimes, when you’re in silence and you focus and you really listen, you can perceive Her presence, and you can hear Her loving voice, calling down from above.”
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#2
RE: Two babies discussion.
Are we supposed to take this analogy seriously? Or shall I just make jokes. Because I could make a lot of jokes on this one.
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#3
RE: Two babies discussion.
"I'm still waiting for that dick to come back."
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#4
RE: Two babies discussion.
I'm probably not being "open minded" enough, but I'm skeptical that conversation took place.
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#5
RE: Two babies discussion.
Right. I hope there was no actual point trying to be made with this, because what appears to be the point is absolutely nonsensical.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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RE: Two babies discussion.
We should send a deep space probe to ECO 456-67 to see if there's any truth to this:

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#7
RE: Two babies discussion.
I think this metaphor for life and the afterlife would be more apt if there was only one lonely baby going "Huh?"
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:

"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."

For context, this is the previous verse:

"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
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#8
RE: Two babies discussion.
Pretty smart babies. They've evolved language and a material world view without ever leaving the womb? Clever!
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#9
RE: Two babies discussion.
And yet, the first baby is still more reasonable than the second, since they're basing their opinions on evidence. Wink Shades

EDIT: And for the story to have legs, what is the first baby's punishment for not believing?
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
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#10
RE: Two babies discussion.
"Mom, Davey's hogging the placenta!"

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