Which one are you?
For a slight change of pace - and CERTAINLY having nothing at all to do with the question of evolution - which of these monkey's most closely resembles you?
I kinda feel like the one on the right right now (though I'm not often accused of being on the right). :)
Let's go ape over Jesus!
posted by dan at 9:47 PM
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I strive for the one on the right (the "Speak No Evil" monkey). In fact, I disagree with the premise of the first two ("See No Evil" & "Hear No Evil"). I don't think we should be closing our eyes and ears to the world for fear of being "corrupted". I think we need to have more confidence in the Holy Spirit than that. After all, Jesus said "It's not what goes into a man that makes him unclean; but what comes out of him." That's why I do my best to "Speak No Evil" (though I can't say that I always succeed.)
Hmm, aren't the original monkeys chinese? In the original language, is it "speak no evil" (commission) or "speak of no evil" (omission)? Given that the context of the other two monkeys is passive, that could suggest the second interpretation. If so, then can I be the fourth monkey? The 1st monkey refused to see it, the second wouldn't hear it, and the third wouldn't condemn it. The fourth monkey got fed up and went to see what he could do about it.
I don't believe we descended from monkeys and apes either. Evolution teaches that monkeys, apes, and any other hominids (including humans) descended from a common ancestor that itself was neither monkey, ape, or homo sapien. (Though I'm sure that's not what you meant.) ;)
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