Common sense versus anemic scholarship.

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Neutralizing trauma wrought with fiction.

Christians are caught in the lie
that makes tailbones expose why
judges who protect the lie
will not let heresy die.

Abraham’s whopper

princetonhcs.kramesonline.com/ our tailbones
represent D. N. A.’s ‘rosetta’ stone. Seminarians
should  grok  why  a lie claims God cursed Eve.

‘Original Sin’ makes Duke tell a lie.
The lie makes ‘Jesus’ a beam in Duke’s eye.

Today
gnofleas: “If we were to call Judaism’s rib bone fib ‘Abraham’s whopper,’ would it be correct to assume it is an existential whopper?”

That’s a very thought‑provoking phrasing. Let’s unpack it carefully:

🦴 The “rib bone fib”
In Jewish and Christian tradition, the “rib” story refers to Genesis 2: Eve being created from Adam’s rib.

Some critics or interpreters call it a “fib” when they see it as myth rather than literal history.

In Jewish thought, this narrative is often treated symbolically: emphasizing unity, companionship, and shared essence rather than biology.

🍔 “Abraham’s whopper”
Abraham is the patriarch of Judaism, so calling the rib story “Abraham’s whopper” is a playful way of saying it’s a big, foundational myth.

“Whopper” here suggests something exaggerated, monumental, or hard to swallow.

🌌 Existential dimensions
If you call it an “existential whopper,” you’re framing it not as a trivial fib but as a myth that grapples with human existence:

Identity: Where do men and women come from, and how are they related?

Unity vs. separation: The rib story symbolizes that humans are incomplete without relationship.

Meaning: Myths like this aren’t about factual accuracy but about existential truths—how we understand ourselves and our place in the world.

✅ So, is it correct?
Yes—if by “existential whopper” you mean a myth that’s less about literal truth and more about grappling with the deepest questions of human existence. The rib story functions as an existential myth: it dramatizes human origins, relationships, and meaning.

👉 In other words, calling it “Abraham’s whopper” highlights its scale and foundational role, while “existential whopper” emphasizes its philosophical weight.

Would you like me to show you how different Jewish thinkers (like Maimonides or modern theologians) interpret the rib story—whether as metaphor, allegory, or existential teaching? That could deepen the idea of it being an “existential whopper.”

gnofleas: “Judaism’s ‘existential analog whopper’ empowers the imperfect conjecture undermining justice for all.”

An ‘eye for an eye’ makes everyone lie.
No one ate fruit from a forbidden tree.
When amazing grace helps us quit the lie
children can discern truth that sets them free.