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Frank B. Finite (a "true" atheist)

 

Where Are They Now?

 

Darwin's Creek

 

Amazing Transitional Animals

 

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The Book of Chances

 

Opposable Thumbs

 

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The Book of Chances

(Note: We suggest reading the "introduction" contained in the first issue in order to understand the context of what is going on here. But if you are an atheist, reading within context may not be a priority - then you might as well just start reading here.)

 

Chapter Four

Chances 4:1 Adam lay next to his wife Eve with no ulterior motive in mind, and her body became involuntarily the host of a clump of embryonic cells and it involuntarily gave birth to a more complex clump of embryonic cells later designated Cain.

She said, "Under the total control of Chance I have involuntarily brought forth a man. I don't know how this happened."

Chances 4:2 Later her body involuntarily gave birth to a more complex clump of embryonic cells later designated as his male sibling Abel. Now (not now, but then) Abel stumbled amongst flocks, and Cain stumbled amongst the soil.

Chances 4:3 In the random course of events which some label "time" Cain dropped some of the fruits of the soil as a happening of Chance.

Chances 4:4 But Abel dropped fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. Chance looked with apathy on Abel and his droppings,

Chances 4:5 but on Cain and his droppings he did not look with apathy. So Cain was maybe sort of having trouble dealing with anger control for no good reason, and his face was sort of downcast.

Chances 4:6 Then Chance said to Cain, "Why are you maybe sort of having trouble dealing with anger control? Why is your face sort of downcast (if there is really a reason for anything anyway)?

Chances 4:7 If you do what some may or may not call right or wrong, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what some may or may not call right or wrong, logic is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must ignore it."

Chances 4:8 Now (really then) Cain may have offered to his brother Abel, "Let's maybe go out to the field." And while they were maybe in the field, Cain might have attacked his brother Abel and sort of killed him.

Chances 4:9 Then Chance said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "Maybe I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper? Maybe not!"

Chances 4:10 Chance said, "What are you saying? Listen! Your brother's life-chemicals cry out to me from the ground and they make more sense than you do!

Chances 4:11 Now you are under a curse of logical and sequential events and driven into the ground, which opened its mouth (figuratively) to receive your brother's life-chemicals from your hand (figuratively).

Chances 4:12 When you work the ground, it will much longer yield more abundant crops for you. You will be a restless career worker on the earth."

Chances 4:13 Cain said to Chance, "Maybe my punishment is more than I can possibly bear.

Chances 4:14 Today you are maybe driving me to the land, and I may be hidden from your presence; I may be a restless career worker on the earth, and whoever may find me might hinder my survival."

Chances 4:15 But Chance said to him, "Maybe not; if anyone hinders Cain's survival, he might suffer a random series of bad events for an undetermined number of times over."

Then Chance sort of put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him might not hinder his survival.

Chances 4:16 So Cain stumbled out from Chance's presence and survived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Chances 4:17 Cain lay next to his wife with no ulterior motive in mind, and her body involuntarily became the host of a clump of embryonic cells and it involuntarily gave birth to a more complex clump of embryonic cells later designated Enoch.

Cain was then building a master-planned community, and he named it after his male offspring, Enoch Estates.

Chances 4:18 To Enoch (not to him, but his wife) was involuntarily born Irad,

and Irad was the involuntary genetic code source material donor of Mehujael,

and Mehujael was the involuntary genetic code source material donor of Methushael,

and Methushael was the involuntary genetic code source material donor of Lamech.

Chances 4:19 Lamech accidentally became the soul-mate of two women, one labeled Adah and the other Zillah.

Chances 4:20 Adah's body involuntarily gave birth to a more complex clump of embryonic cells later designated Jabal; he was the involuntary genetic code source material donor of those who happen to exist in tents and raise livestock

(Note on "raise livestock" - archaeology has confirmed that primitive man did hoist cows up high on poles for some reason. This may have been the beginning of religion).

Chances 4:21 His brother's designation was Jubal; he was the involuntary genetic code source material donor of all who play the harp and flute

(Note - archaeology has confirmed that there were clans of primitive men who did not hold down regular jobs. These could have been those men).

Chances 4:22 Zillah's body also involuntarily produced a male offspring, Tubal-cain, who accidentally forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain's involuntary sister was Naamah.

Chances 4:23 Lamech sang to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my song. I may have killed a man for possibly wounding me, a young man for maybe injuring me.

Chances 4:24 If Cain is avenged through a random series of negative events for an undetermined number of times over, then Lamech is also avenged through a random series of negative events for an undetermined number of times over."

Chances 4:25 Adam lay next to his wife again with no ulterior motive in mind, and her body involuntarily gave birth to a male offspring and named him Seth, saying, "Chance has forced upon me another child in place of Abel, since Cain may have or may have not killed him."

Chances 4:26 Seth (his wife) also involuntarily had a male offspring, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to ponder Chance.

 

Chapter Five will appear in the next issue - or will it?


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