tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post2317276263025002265..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: "Hypergamy," the Fisherman and His WifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-4775708341636619452015-02-01T10:56:33.724-05:002015-02-01T10:56:33.724-05:00The word "carpenter" is better translate...The word "carpenter" is better translated as "contractor," as in "general contractor," which my father was. It's middle-class, and I seriously doubt Jesus was poor at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-77646495443766026962015-01-23T19:02:38.286-05:002015-01-23T19:02:38.286-05:00@Earl Thomas
I think people are confusing "h...@Earl Thomas<br /><br />I think people are confusing "humble of spirit" and "humble origins". The passage you site rightly points out that Jesus was humble of spirit. But He was not from humble origins. One of the popular memes these days was that Jesus was a homeless person. People often point to Jesus' birth as proof that Joseph and Mary were homeless and poor. But they were in a manger (really a barn) because there was no <i>room</i> at an inn. Not because they couldn't afford one.Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-53313286105336018282015-01-23T08:00:52.780-05:002015-01-23T08:00:52.780-05:00'If you think Jesus was poor and humble you ne...'If you think Jesus was poor and humble you never read the Bible.'<br /><br />I have.<br /><br />https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+2%3A+1-11&version=NIVAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190484330802907362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-11155248832016860302015-01-21T05:23:02.942-05:002015-01-21T05:23:02.942-05:00@Bob Wallace
"If you think Jesus was poor an...@Bob Wallace<br /><br /><i>"If you think Jesus was poor and humble you never read the Bible."</i><br /><br />How true. Amazing how the story of Jesus being some poor, homeless person just keeps going. His family maybe were not wealthy (and maybe they were), but they were certainly not poor or homeless.<br /><br />And I assume you mean that He was not of "humble origins"? Because He was humble.<br /><br />Incidentally, I love the way you frequently use "fairy tales" or "folk tales" to bring ancient lessons to the present times.<br />Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-47818446291399580402015-01-18T21:54:06.435-05:002015-01-18T21:54:06.435-05:00The Husband Factory is pretty much a modern retell...The Husband Factory is pretty much a modern retelling of this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-84641991336609960202015-01-18T21:44:34.515-05:002015-01-18T21:44:34.515-05:00"You don't want too much of a good thing&..."You don't want too much of a good thing" is what springs to mind.<br /><br />Good read.knowethnaughthttp://knowethnaught.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-34838958508419196572015-01-18T20:57:17.661-05:002015-01-18T20:57:17.661-05:00This was my favorite 'fairy tale' when I w...This was my favorite 'fairy tale' when I was growing up; it illuminates the vice of people -- especially women -- who are never satisfied nor grateful for anything that they have. I think that this story belongs with the modern tale of "The Husband Factory".Take The Red Pillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-70519541776608923502015-01-18T17:38:31.780-05:002015-01-18T17:38:31.780-05:00If you think Jesus was poor and humble you never r...If you think Jesus was poor and humble you never read the Bible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-40844411581807752015-01-18T17:31:51.383-05:002015-01-18T17:31:51.383-05:00So it's a Christian story. Jesus was poor and ...So it's a Christian story. Jesus was poor and humble, she wants to be like God, so she ends up poor and humble again.<br /><br /><br />As for rejecting evolutionary psychology: The brain is an organ in the body. How would it not be shaped by natural selection just like the others?<br /><br /><br />For example:<br />Most men are fascinated with sports. Sports typically involve chasing and catching something (usually a ball), and throwing something (again, usually a ball)at a target. <br />Sounds like the skills a brain would need to be fascinated with if adapted to hunting doesn't it?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-28507072050392877042015-01-18T17:21:54.050-05:002015-01-18T17:21:54.050-05:00Too bad the fisherman didn't make the wish tha...Too bad the fisherman didn't make the wish that his wife would become a decent pleasant human being but then that would have made a short story shorter.Quartermainnoreply@blogger.com