Saturday, May 19, 2012
Creationimal ordinariis
Fins, intelligence, blow-holes,
What's not to like?
A tiger?
Claws, sharp teeth, pouncing
Which would you rather be?
Elephants?
Big feet & toes, small, whip-like tails, patchy hair, coarse skin
Giraffe - always trying, reaching so high for leafy vegetation
Beautiful, but kinda Anti-social, right?
Melons?
too wet
Isn't there an animal that goes far beyond these categories? What about a creator animal - genus creatoradins phylum ordinariis prophetus? What? I just like picturing a brush of melon (color) painting over our ordinary distinctions, breaking down every barrier - by word or by re-enacting (re-ordering and creating again) - distinctions become invisible and new creation is manifest - re-creating as function - and we need new categories to describe each subsequent creative act.
Going back to the tiger - in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, spelt with an 'y' (or is it "a" 'y' since its really an "i" sound?) well, no, really - they do... pounce - and if I were to accuse you of pouncing - it would seem like an insult - too animalian an accusation - unless you happened to have a special place in your heart for 'tigger' - cause that's what tigger's do bethd!
So maybe the jury is out. Let me know what you think
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Is a Donald A Dolphin also lecturing @ the 'Who is God' series?
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