I don’t think Stop Sign is the best metaphor here.
People like God as an answer because they dislike uncertainty and thinking. It’s useful precisely because it predicts nothing, but explains everything. “God did it” acts as a Finish Line more than a Stop Sign. It says the race is done, and grants license to stop running.
Am I the only one who thinks of those Family Circus cartoons with the ghostly “Not Me” and “I Dunno” anytime someone says that “God did it”?
I don’t think Stop Sign is the best metaphor here.
People like God as an answer because they dislike uncertainty and thinking. It’s useful precisely because it predicts nothing, but explains everything. “God did it” acts as a Finish Line more than a Stop Sign. It says the race is done, and grants license to stop running.
Am I the only one who thinks of those Family Circus cartoons with the ghostly “Not Me” and “I Dunno” anytime someone says that “God did it”?