Wasn't it Klein's question ? Post #29
Explanation!
I have often wondered why it is that the conservatives are called the “right” and the liberals are called the “left.”
By chance I stumbled upon this verse in the Bible:
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)
The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left.”
Yep, that’s it!
2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
A wise man's heart is at his right hand,.... This is not designed to express the direct position and situation of the heart of man, wise or foolish, which is the same in both; and which, according to anatomists, is in the middle of the body, inclining to the left side; but the understanding and wisdom of men, as Aben Ezra observes; which, with a wise man, is ready a hand to direct and assist him in any affair; and which under the influence of it, he goes about with great readiness and dexterity, and performs it with great ease and facility, without sinister ends and selfish views; it inclines him to pursue the true way to honour, heaven, and happiness, which lies to the right; to seek things that are above, at the right hand of God; and, in all, his honour and glory;
but a fool's heart is at his left; he is at a loss for wisdom and understanding to direct him, when he has an affair of any moment upon his hand; which he goes about in an awkward manner, as left handed persons do, and has sinister ends in what he does; and he is to every good work reprobate and unfit, and seeks earth and earthly things, which lie to the left, and in all himself. The Targum is,
"the heart of a wise man is to get the law, which was given by the right hand of the Lord; and the heart of a fool to get the goods of gold and silver:''
so Jarchi,
"his wisdom is ready to incline him (the wise man) to the right hand way for his good; but the heart of a fool to pervert him from it.'' The ancients (o) used to call things wise and prudent the right hand and things foolish the left hand.
What do you think?
I totally forgot about that. It looked strange to me because I usually change the color of my reply but not usually us multiple colors within it.
I believe we evolved......it's just that I believe God created that first drop of goo that everything evolved from.
What do you think?
I totally forgot about that. It looked strange to me because I usually change the color of my reply but not usually us multiple colors within it.
Maybe you just wanted to be more colorful!
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Did he send a card with it?Looks like your God, gave St Louis a nice Good Friday gift !
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Well, let's see here. You used to work for UPS, decent pay, benefits, paid vaca.....now (if you actually got the job) sell hot dogs at a cash only job with zer0 benefits. Yea boy, that's going forward.