I once heard a Jewish academic talk about this story, and the first thing he said was along the lines of, “Geez, people, there was no talking snake. It was a freaking metaphor. Nobody took this stuff literally back then. They told stories to make a point.” Then he went on to say the story was a metaphor growing up and leaving the innocence of childhood behind. You gain knowledge, but you lose the paradise of innocence…and you have to work.
Zykoic 7 days ago
All that power and such little hands…..
phritzg Premium Member 7 days ago
Would a talking snake with a lisp say “Hiththth”?
Dobie Premium Member 7 days ago
Now thatssssssssss funny!
Imagine 7 days ago
Are you sure about that?
cdward 7 days ago
I once heard a Jewish academic talk about this story, and the first thing he said was along the lines of, “Geez, people, there was no talking snake. It was a freaking metaphor. Nobody took this stuff literally back then. They told stories to make a point.” Then he went on to say the story was a metaphor growing up and leaving the innocence of childhood behind. You gain knowledge, but you lose the paradise of innocence…and you have to work.
ArtyD2 Premium Member 7 days ago
Harry Potter speaks snake.
Linguist 7 days ago
Heh, heh, heh (¬‿¬)
Mike Baldwin creator 7 days ago
Then again, Adam caught God on a bad day.
Buoy 7 days ago
Everybody’s a comedian, even God. He made us after all.
julie.mason1 Premium Member 7 days ago
Yes. Not a cartoon. It’s a comic.
Old Tarf Premium Member 6 days ago
Tomato, tomahto.
The Duke 6 days ago
Watch out for a talking horse too!