Is the bike an improvement on God's design?

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In article <[email protected]>,
"Jack May" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1a0d9723-a1aa-4394-98d4-acba90333b56@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com
> ...
> > I think the bike is an improvement on God's design. Before, man
> > depended on the beasts to get around. Even Jesus rode a donkey.
> > Imagine what Jesus would have done if he had a bike!
>
> Kangaroos hopping are very efficient. I don't know how they compare
> to a bike, but a kangaroo will beat a bike every time over naturally
> rough ground.
> >
> > Which proves that mankind can better itself without help from
> > above.
>
> Kangaroos are produced by evolution. That is why they are so
> efficient over natural ground. Bikes are mainly designed for smooth
> man made surfaces like roads and pedways.

That's where bikes are very efficient, but as you say less so on natural
terrains or, for that matter, even on the typical deteriorating roadways
that 28 years of devotion to tax cutting above all else has left us
with.

But are they more or less efficient than kangaroos? These things are
usually considered in calories per mile or kilometer, and I've never
seen estimated for kangaroos. Pedestrians, horses, dog, cars, etc. I
have seen estimates for but not kangaroos. Come to think of it, all the
estimates I have seen for bikes have been on pavement, I've never seen
one for bike off-road.
 
In article <[email protected]>,
Dead Paul <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:48:43 -0700, Jack May wrote:
>
> >
> > "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]
> > om...
> >> I think the bike is an improvement on God's design. Before, man
> >> depended on the beasts to get around. Even Jesus rode a donkey.
> >> Imagine what Jesus would have done if he had a bike!
> >
> > Kangaroos hopping are very efficient. I don't know how they
> > compare to a bike, but a kangaroo will beat a bike every time over
> > naturally rough ground.
> >>
> >> Which proves that mankind can better itself without help from
> >> above.
> >
> > Kangaroos are produced by evolution.
>
> Your proof?
>
>
> > That is why they are so efficient
>
> No, they are "efficient" because of the way they work, because of the
> way natural laws have been exploited. It's not because of evolution.
> Evolution is a process of construction of new forms. It is blind even
> according to Darwinists evolution is a blind process.

Do you actually understand the theory of evolution?
 
In article <[email protected]>,
"Amy Blankenship" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected].
> ..
> > (I'm using some metaphoric language here, just like the Christians
> > use Adam and Eve, just that the terminology is Teflon and cast
> > iron.)
> >
> > While Teflon wears out, cast iron is "forever," but you have to
> > keep "curing it"...

Why, is it ill?

> > In other words, we should live under a permanent state of
> > r-evolution, making corrections along the way.
> >
> > It's what made humans out of monkeys.

I'll ask you the same question I asked the other guy: do you actually
understand the theory of evolution? Your question betrays all kinds of
ignorance.

> > The Christians' creation though denies evolution both in the past
> > and present. Proof of that is how they stick to their SUVs in the
> > face of oil crisis, while denying space to the "smart" bicycles.

How come I see so many liberal atheists driving around in SUVs?

> > If they studied life at the time of the dinosaurs, they'd find out
> > that's a recipe for disaster, which they call "Armageddon."

Dinosaurs drove SUVs?

> > No more preaching for today. ;)
>
> I don't believe you.

Me neither.
 
In article <[email protected]>,
Dead Paul <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:59:04 -0700, ComandanteBanana wrote:
>
> > (the original subject here is God made the banana to fit in one's
> > hand)
> >
> >>>> ...with a tab for easy opening! Fits the hand perfectly as well!
> >>>> :)
> >
> >>> I thought He made the hand to fit the banana!
> >
> >> You really don't want to know what i misread that as...
> >
> > ...
> >
> > OK, let's change the subject... ;)
> >
> > I think the bike is an improvement on God's design. Before, man
> > depended on the beasts to get around. Even Jesus rode a donkey.
> > Imagine what Jesus would have done if he had a bike!
> >
> > Which proves that mankind can better itself without help from
> > above.
>
> Does it bollox.

"Bollox" is not a verb.
 
On Jun 3, 5:39 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
>  "Jack May" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:1a0d9723-a1aa-4394-98d4-acba90333b56@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com
> > ...
> > > I think the bike is an improvement on God's design. Before, man
> > > depended on the beasts to get around. Even Jesus rode a donkey.
> > > Imagine what Jesus would have done if he had a bike!
>
> > Kangaroos hopping are very efficient.   I don't know how they compare
> > to a bike, but a kangaroo will beat a bike every time over naturally
> > rough ground.
>
> > > Which proves that mankind can better itself without help from
> > > above.
>
> > Kangaroos are produced by evolution.  That is why they are so
> > efficient over natural ground.   Bikes are mainly designed for smooth
> > man made surfaces like roads and pedways.
>
> That's where bikes are very efficient, but as you say less so on natural
> terrains or, for that matter, even on the typical deteriorating roadways
> that 28 years of devotion to tax cutting above all else has left us
> with.  
>
> But are they more or less efficient than kangaroos?  These things are
> usually considered in calories per mile or kilometer, and I've never
> seen estimated for kangaroos.  Pedestrians, horses, dog, cars, etc. I
> have seen estimates for but not kangaroos.  Come to think of it, all the
> estimates I have seen for bikes have been on pavement, I've never seen
> one for bike off-road.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Perhaps we can learn from kangaroos...

(without the jumping, of course)

http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=102631961&c=69731414
 
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:41:03 -0500, Tim McNamara wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> Dead Paul <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:48:43 -0700, Jack May wrote:
>>
>>
>> > "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> > news:[email protected]
>> > om...
>> >> I think the bike is an improvement on God's design. Before, man
>> >> depended on the beasts to get around. Even Jesus rode a donkey.
>> >> Imagine what Jesus would have done if he had a bike!
>> >
>> > Kangaroos hopping are very efficient. I don't know how they compare
>> > to a bike, but a kangaroo will beat a bike every time over naturally
>> > rough ground.
>> >>
>> >> Which proves that mankind can better itself without help from above.
>> >
>> > Kangaroos are produced by evolution.
>>
>> Your proof?
>>
>>
>> > That is why they are so efficient
>>
>> No, they are "efficient" because of the way they work, because of the
>> way natural laws have been exploited. It's not because of evolution.
>> Evolution is a process of construction of new forms. It is blind even
>> according to Darwinists evolution is a blind process.
>
> Do you actually understand the theory of evolution?

If you are having problems with understanding the evolution hypothesis
I suggest you see someone at your local college about it or read up on it
with books from your local library. I don't give tuition due to time
constraints.

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On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:00:25 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Jun 3, 5:39 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>>  "Jack May" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> >news:1a0d9723-a1aa-4394-98d4-acba90333b56@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com
>> > ...
>> > > I think the bike is an improvement on God's design. Before, man
>> > > depended on the beasts to get around. Even Jesus rode a donkey.
>> > > Imagine what Jesus would have done if he had a bike!
>>
>> > Kangaroos hopping are very efficient.   I don't know how they compare
>> > to a bike, but a kangaroo will beat a bike every time over naturally
>> > rough ground.
>>
>> > > Which proves that mankind can better itself without help from
>> > > above.
>>
>> > Kangaroos are produced by evolution.  That is why they are so
>> > efficient over natural ground.   Bikes are mainly designed for smooth
>> > man made surfaces like roads and pedways.
>>
>> That's where bikes are very efficient, but as you say less so on natural
>> terrains or, for that matter, even on the typical deteriorating roadways
>> that 28 years of devotion to tax cutting above all else has left us
>> with.  
>>
>> But are they more or less efficient than kangaroos?  These things are
>> usually considered in calories per mile or kilometer, and I've never
>> seen estimated for kangaroos.  Pedestrians, horses, dog, cars, etc. I
>> have seen estimates for but not kangaroos.  Come to think of it, all the
>> estimates I have seen for bikes have been on pavement, I've never seen
>> one for bike off-road.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>Perhaps we can learn from kangaroos...
>
>(without the jumping, of course)
>

You must be referring to the pouch. We've learned. We invented
pockets. And lots of stuff to put in pockets.
 
On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:46:08 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>On Jun 3, 1:24 pm, "zencycle" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > On Jun 3, 11:36 am, Checkers <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >> chx
>> >> 10 000 whao, have you guys got special lanes there? you won't make 50
>> >> here and your a gonner. you'll be lucky if ten taxi's pass you and
>> >> very lucky to see 15, you will see no more :(
>>
>> Sometimes, though not where I live. I get most of them by commuting. I've
>> been doing it for about 20 years now (in and around the boston area), and
>> I've only ever had an incident once, where a driver coming from the opposite
>> direction took a left right in front of me. I catapulted over the car,
>> landed headfirst (helmets work), broke my nose and ankle.
>>
>> I tend to get a bit aggressive in traffic, and have learned to to anticipate
>> drivers. IF you pretend they don't see you, you're much better off. You need
>> to _make_ them see you. That is, make a move to take the lane when you need
>> it, but always with a bit of hesistation, so you can withdraw quickly.
>>
>> I worked with a women recently who saw me drafting a jeep in traffic
>> traveling home from work one day. She said to me, "you're just a little bit
>> crazy, aren't you"
>>
>> It takes practice commuting in traffic, especially in a city regarded as one
>> of the least-bicycle friendly in the country. I wouldn't recommend it for
>> neophyte cyclist.
>
>It all makes sense until you figure the "unknown" out there...
>
>It's not a god, but the only times I come close to praying is when I
>see those SUVs pass me within inches while their drivers chat on the
>phone, and I just want to come out alive from that harrowing
>experience, and promise to myself never to try to go to Heaven, where
>those Christians go. In other words, I become a BORN AGAIN
>AGNOSTIC... ;)

Does a Born Again anything get an extra belly button?
 
On Jun 3, 5:44 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
>  "Amy Blankenship" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected].
> > ..
> > > (I'm using some metaphoric language here, just like the Christians
> > > use Adam and Eve, just that the terminology is Teflon and cast
> > > iron.)
>
> > > While Teflon wears out, cast iron is "forever," but you have to
> > > keep "curing it"...
>
> Why, is it ill?

Anything that's not used gets rusted. A good parable for Americans who
got so many bikes, and yet can't use them.


>
> > > In other words, we should live under a permanent state of
> > > r-evolution, making corrections along the way.
>
> > > It's what made humans out of monkeys.
>
> I'll ask you the same question I asked the other guy:  do you actually
> understand the theory of evolution?  Your question betrays all kinds of
> ignorance.

Tell me what did. Humans didn't come out of monkeys? Well, we are only
cousins, but they are in our family tree.

>
> > > The Christians' creation though denies evolution both in the past
> > > and present. Proof of that is how they stick to their SUVs in the
> > > face of oil crisis, while denying space to the "smart" bicycles.
>
> How come I see so many liberal atheists driving around in SUVs?

There's a few of those, but at least I can address them by their true
nature: "Mister, you are a predator, and the rest is camouflage."

Christians I think do it more because of their party affiliation, and
because they feel above nature... But they are still predators. ;)

>
> > > If they studied life at the time of the dinosaurs, they'd find out
> > > that's a recipe for disaster, which they call "Armageddon."
>
> Dinosaurs drove SUVs?

No, Dinosaurs are a good metaphor for SUVs: big and stupid. And the
little furry mammals are a good metaphor for the cyclists today.

Beware of the Jungle!
 
On Jun 4, 7:55 am, dgk <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:46:08 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On Jun 3, 1:24 pm, "zencycle" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > On Jun 3, 11:36 am, Checkers <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> >> chx
> >> >> 10 000 whao, have you guys got special lanes there? you won't make 50
> >> >> here and your a gonner. you'll be lucky if ten taxi's pass you and
> >> >> very lucky to see 15, you will see no more :(
>
> >> Sometimes, though not where I live. I get most of them by commuting. I've
> >> been doing it for about 20 years now (in and around the boston area), and
> >> I've only ever had an incident once, where a driver coming from the opposite
> >> direction took a left right in front of me. I catapulted over the car,
> >> landed headfirst (helmets work), broke my nose and ankle.
>
> >> I tend to get a bit aggressive in traffic, and have learned to to anticipate
> >> drivers. IF you pretend they don't see you, you're much better off. Youneed
> >> to _make_ them see you. That is, make a move to take the lane when you need
> >> it, but always with a bit of hesistation, so you can withdraw quickly.
>
> >> I worked with a women recently who saw me drafting a jeep in traffic
> >> traveling home from work one day. She said to me, "you're just a littlebit
> >> crazy, aren't you"
>
> >> It takes practice commuting in traffic, especially in a city regarded as one
> >> of the least-bicycle friendly in the country. I wouldn't recommend it for
> >> neophyte cyclist.
>
> >It all makes sense until you figure the "unknown" out there...
>
> >It's not a god, but the only times I come close to praying is when I
> >see those SUVs pass me within inches while their drivers chat on the
> >phone, and I just want to come out alive from that harrowing
> >experience, and promise to myself never to try to go to Heaven, where
> >those Christians go. In other words, I become a BORN AGAIN
> >AGNOSTIC... ;)
>
> Does a Born Again anything get an extra belly button?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Not if you don't request it. Go to any plastic surgery doctor...
 
Tim McNamara wrote:

> "Bollox" is not a verb.

it can do verb functions though, occasionally.

T
 
On Jun 4, 3:53 pm, LL <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jun 4, 9:55 am, ComandanteBanana <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I think a typical Christian car would be an SUV with bumper stickers
> > and an American flag.
>
> LL. Plus a christian fish symbol.

Yeah, but I'm not fooled by that: Their Big Fish SUV threatens my
Little Fish bike.
 
OK, I've got a final question before I decide who's smarter, God or
Man...

Who invented the wheel?

We must praise whoever made the invention of the bicycle possible. ;)
 
"ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:c4c535df-dcff-497c-b7d9-8bb01522a94d@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> OK, I've got a final question before I decide who's smarter, God or
> Man...
>
> Who invented the wheel?
>
> We must praise whoever made the invention of the bicycle possible. ;)

Wasn't it that guy in B.C.?
 
ComandanteBanana wrote:
> OK, let's change the subject... ;)
>
> I think the bike is an improvement on God's design. Before, man
> depended on the beasts to get around. Even Jesus rode a donkey.
> Imagine what Jesus would have done if he had a bike!
>
> Which proves that mankind can better itself without help from above.

What if God gave man the brain that allowed man to make the bike?

BugBear (atheist, with an interest in logic, comparative theology, and evolution)
 
On Jun 4, 5:25 pm, "Lord Vetinari" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:d98519d1-3b31-4b7f-ba42-87281f79a956@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On Jun 3, 5:44 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > > While Teflon wears out, cast iron is "forever," but you have to
> >> > > keep "curing it"...
>
> >> Why, is it ill?
>
> > Anything that's not used gets rusted.
>
> Only if it hasn't been properly cured & used first.
>
> > A good parable for Americans who
> > got so many bikes, and yet can't use them.
>
> It's only because I have too much **** in my garage to reach them easily.

Well, after you reach it, you will soon realize that the roads are NOT
friendly --a "jungle" so to speak-- to ride a bike... So I wouldn't
bother.

>
> >> > > In other words, we should live under a permanent state of
> >> > > r-evolution, making corrections along the way.
>
> >> > > It's what made humans out of monkeys.
>
> >> I'll ask you the same question I asked the other guy: do you actually
> >> understand the theory of evolution? Your question betrays all kinds of
> >> ignorance.
>
> > Tell me what did. Humans didn't come out of monkeys? Well, we are only
> > cousins, but they are in our family tree.
>
> Monkeys split off before humans split off from the other apes...so,
> relatively distant cousins, wouldn't you say?

I know, but perhaps I feel more akin to them because they are more
funny. Gorillas scare me, particularly after King Kong.

>
> >> > > The Christians' creation though denies evolution both in the past
> >> > > and present. Proof of that is how they stick to their SUVs in the
> >> > > face of oil crisis, while denying space to the "smart" bicycles.
>
> >> How come I see so many liberal atheists driving around in SUVs?
>
> > There's a few of those, but at least I can address them by their true
> > nature: "Mister, you are a predator, and the rest is camouflage."
>
> I'm not getting you. In which way, are they predators?

If you go by the definition of "predator," they look like one...

(Yahoo definition)

1- An organism that lives by preying on other organisms.
2- One that victimizes, plunders, or destroys, especially for one's
own gain.

Definition #2 is quite fitting of those who reckelessly put others on
the road at risk, and who wantonly destroy the environment.

I call them the "hungry lion" and sometimes the "beast."

>
> > Christians I think do it more because of their party affiliation, and
> > because they feel above nature... But they are still predators. ;)
>
> I can understand Xians being referred to as predators.

Well, if the act as predators, they are predators, despite all their
camouflage (ie, religious affiliation, bumper stickers, etc.)

But Atheists could be predators too, just that perhaps they wouldn't
be so hypocrite about it. Less camouflage, but same beast. (I prefer
to see the beast for what it is. Lions have a hard time hunting once
their prey have seen them.)

>
> >> > > If they studied life at the time of the dinosaurs, they'd find out
> >> > > that's a recipe for disaster, which they call "Armageddon."
>
> >> Dinosaurs drove SUVs?
>
> > No, Dinosaurs are a good metaphor for SUVs: big and stupid.
>
> Every time I think of SUVs, they remind me of this story:http://www.mgexperience.net/article/nice-drive.html

I'll check into it later.

>
> Of course, that reminds me of Red Barchetta, which was immediately obviously
> closely related. If my basement has dried out enough, maybe I'll digitize
> that record tonight.
>
> > And the little furry mammals are a good metaphor for the cyclists today.
>
> Especially while they're grooving with a Pict.
>
> > Beware of the Jungle!
>
> Which one? The Blackboard Jungle?

The Christian jungle, where the sheep support the lion, and the lion
looks like a sheep... ;)

HOW THE BLACK SHEEP WERE EXPELLED

One day the Lion, who had been thinking how to best eat the sheep,
decided to dress as one of them... This way the common sheep trusted
the new sheep more and more every day, some confessing to him, others
voting for him, and most allowing to be fleeced by him...

Meanwhile, the Black Sheep --who was able to see through camouflage--
thought this way: "If he lies, and takes the lion's share, lion he
is..."

And that's the reason why from then on the Black Sheep weren't allowed
to mingle anymore with the simple and common sheep...
 
On 5 juin, 15:06, ComandanteBanana <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Which one? The Blackboard Jungle?
>
> The Christian jungle, where the sheep support the lion, and the lion
> looks like a sheep... ;)
>
> HOW THE BLACK SHEEP WERE EXPELLED
>
> One day the Lion, who had been thinking how to best eat the sheep,
> decided to dress as one of them... This way the common sheep trusted
> the new sheep more and more every day, some confessing to him, others
> voting for him, and most allowing to be fleeced by him...
>
> Meanwhile, the Black Sheep --who was able to see through camouflage--
> thought this way: "If he lies, and takes the lion's share, lion he
> is..."
>
> And that's the reason why from then on the Black Sheep weren't allowed
> to mingle anymore with the simple and common sheep...

Don't want to be coldly rational but where can a wild lion catch and
eat a sheep?
Maybe a coughing lion escaped from the Glagow zoo can but this cannot
have inspired God.

Some of your views on evolution are interesting. Many people miss the
fact that human societies are the latest 'beasts' created by
evolution, men are only bits of it: ants with two oversized testicles.

Men was a mistake, an unfortunate attempt, with us life has lost 100
million years.

Sholl
 
"jp1138" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:87224e7f-4e0b-430c-a5e1-7958e6033e10@k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> On 5 juin, 15:06, ComandanteBanana <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Which one? The Blackboard Jungle?
>>
>> The Christian jungle, where the sheep support the lion, and the lion
>> looks like a sheep... ;)
>>
>> HOW THE BLACK SHEEP WERE EXPELLED
>>
>> One day the Lion, who had been thinking how to best eat the sheep,
>> decided to dress as one of them... This way the common sheep trusted
>> the new sheep more and more every day, some confessing to him, others
>> voting for him, and most allowing to be fleeced by him...
>>
>> Meanwhile, the Black Sheep --who was able to see through camouflage--
>> thought this way: "If he lies, and takes the lion's share, lion he
>> is..."
>>
>> And that's the reason why from then on the Black Sheep weren't allowed
>> to mingle anymore with the simple and common sheep...
>
> Don't want to be coldly rational but where can a wild lion catch and
> eat a sheep?

Western North America. Many places in Africa.
 
On Jun 5, 1:34 pm, jp1138 <[email protected]> wrote:

> > And that's the reason why from then on the Black Sheep weren't allowed
> > to mingle anymore with the simple and common sheep...
>
> Don't want to be coldly rational but where can a wild lion catch and
> eat a sheep?
> Maybe a coughing lion escaped from the Glagow zoo can but this cannot
> have inspired God.
>
> Some of your views on evolution are interesting. Many people miss the
> fact that human societies are the latest 'beasts' created by
> evolution, men are only bits of it: ants with two oversized testicles.
>
> Men was a mistake, an unfortunate attempt, with us life has lost 100
> million years.
>

The ones that created the wheel weren't a mistake; perhaps the ones
that created the SUV are... ;)

>
> On 6/5/08, ComandanteBanana <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > OK, I've got a final question before I decide who's smarter, God or
> > Man...
>
> > Who invented the wheel?

On Jun 5, 12:16 pm, "Keith MacNevins" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Seems to me God invented the hydrogen atom.


It makes sense. Then an atheist invented the wheel.

Who created the SUV?
 
On Jun 5, 1:34 pm, jp1138 <[email protected]> wrote:

> > And that's the reason why from then on the Black Sheep weren't allowed
> > to mingle anymore with the simple and common sheep...
>
> Don't want to be coldly rational but where can a wild lion catch and
> eat a sheep?
> Maybe a coughing lion escaped from the Glagow zoo can but this cannot
> have inspired God.

You sound too rational to read the Bible, but they lion and the sheep
dwell in a mythical place called...

Hicks’s Peaceable Kingdom

His symbols of the animals were joined to a quotation of Isaiah's
prophecy in the Bible (Isa. 11:6):

"The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling
together; and a little child shall lead them."

'The Peaceable Kingdom' paintings portray a delicate balance of
difficult and unresolved issues. The lion-ego poses the greatest
threat. The wild animals are seemingly domesticated and brought into
line with loving kindness. However, their expression of pop-eyed
puzzlement is not lost on any viewer. For the moment, they are
behaving themselves, eating bovine food and not the little lambs.

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