tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post113731104358622558..comments2023-10-30T07:39:04.857-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?: Hell- Banished From Gan EdenJack Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1137448747512111152006-01-16T13:59:00.000-08:002006-01-16T13:59:00.000-08:00It would be pretty boring in Eden if all you had w...It would be pretty boring in Eden if all you had was eachother. I don't like many people in this realm, i can't imagine that being any different in another. And that accounts to all people. Our world is not static. It is what we want it to be. If people, all people, would want this planet to turn into Eden it could become that. But that is not possible because most people simply don't like eachother.<BR/><BR/>That can mean only one thing: even in a world that begins with Eden will slowly downfall into what we have now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1137394802714989442006-01-15T23:00:00.000-08:002006-01-15T23:00:00.000-08:00Elie,I am familiar with his explanation and agree ...Elie,<BR/><BR/>I am familiar with his explanation and agree with you that I appreciate it. There is a lot to be said for looking at it that way.<BR/><BR/>Donna,<BR/><BR/>I hear you loud and clear.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1137369854068712402006-01-15T16:04:00.000-08:002006-01-15T16:04:00.000-08:00Though I am Orthodox I really like the explanation...Though I am Orthodox I really like the explanation of the story given by Rabbi Kushner of "When Bad Things..." fame. Briefly, his interpretation is that the changes after Eden all related to entering a complex, nuanced world where we would need to make the most of a short lifespan, and worry about the the future - e.g. how to make a living, our children, mortality, etc. But this was more of a blessing than a curse, because only in such an environment could humanity change, grow, and reach its potential, instead of stagnating and remaining no more morally evolved than animals.Eliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979263918394127210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1137365811504017532006-01-15T14:56:00.000-08:002006-01-15T14:56:00.000-08:00Leurez,As hokey as it sounds I think that we need ...Leurez,<BR/><BR/>As hokey as it sounds I think that we need to dream <B>big</B>.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1137336414693495552006-01-15T06:46:00.000-08:002006-01-15T06:46:00.000-08:00That's what you get for eating apples from a snake...That's what you get for eating apples from a snake.<BR/><BR/>It's a fairytale. Those in the Garden of Eden must have been completely different creatures because i can't imagine humans living in perpetual peace with eachother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com