The Horizon of Reason

Raw philosophical thoughts about the limits of reason

 

"A poor fool indeed is he who adopts a manner of thinking for others! My manner of thinking stems straight from my considered reflections; it holds with my existence, with the way I am made." (Marquis de Sade)

My Photo
Name: Peter Prevos
Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

09 January 2007

Does God have a sense of humour?

YMCAThis photo arrived in my mailbox with the subject line: "FW: Someone's going to hell for this!!!".

I found this statement a bit strong because, I figured that if God is by definition a perfect being, then he (or she) surely would most certainly have a great sense of humour.

He or she would be rolling on the floor with laughter when receiving this photo in his mailbox!

There is, however, not much in the Bible - or any other religious book for that matter, which would indicate that God, the gods, or whichever way you might swing, has a sense of humour.

One story of the Bible that comes in mind though is the wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11), were Jesus provided the booze when they ran out of wine.

Jesus and his disciples were invited for this wedding and it only seems logical that they were drinking as well. Following the grammar, it seems that they already had been drinking when the wine ran out. I love this passage because it shows how human Jesus was - and in a roundabout way that he had a sense of humour.

Therefore, in my humble theological opinion I do not believe that the guys in this photo will go to hell because they have a great sense of humour.

Labels:

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home