Dispatches from the Forum: Details and nominating process

[gbrooks9 (George Brooks - - T.E. (aka: Evolutionary Theist))]

@BradKramer

Shouldn’t this “Dispatches” thread be easier to find? You used to have it tacked to the top …

If I hadn’t known about it’s existence, I would never have found it. Are we discontinuing the idea nominating particularly good postings?

Here’s my latest nomination:

Dispatches from the Forum: Death Before the Fall

I have always interpreted the story of Adam and Eve and the Fall as a poetic way of saying that humans were once like all other animals, until we became aware that some of our actions were good, and others evil. The Garden of Eden represents our life as ordinary animals. We can easily think of features of a world that seems ‘perfect’ to us, such as no one ever getting sick or dying, but we know that in our life on earth, certain unpleasant things are necessary. A child might pick a world where …

It’s a short post, so I’m not going to specify a specific sentence or paragraph.

I think @Larry_Bunce very economically describes the issue !

[Now that I’ve posted to it, the thread will be near the top again … but is there another way ?]