So all of you NPR junkies probably also heard the discussion on "The Conversation" about astronomic biology--or the idea that there is intelligent life outside of Earth.

(By the way, I'd put links on here but I haven't learned how to do that yet, so you are on your own.)

The guest was talking about some biological shiznit that I'll never comprehend, but I did have a thought (this is a rarity in itself). You know how we always picture God as this conservative Being? I mean, I think Jesus was probably a socialist--I mean, read the Bible already. But the GOP has got us believing that God is staring down at us with his snowey white beard, laughing a jolley laugh and preparing his sleigh for all the good boys and....

oh shit, sorry. wrong guy.

Like I was saying, the GOP has got us believing that God is staring down at us going, "NO! I didn't create homos! You people are BAD!" and "Stem cell research, who do you think you are?! ME?!?!"

But what if my Main Man God is up there in his "Howard Dean Rules my Kingdom!" t-shirt going, "Jesus Christ, you guys. You and your intelligent design vs. evolution shit. You found the scientific evidence I left for you morons that shows that you actually did come from apes. Deal with it. Will all you bible-thumpers PUH-LEESE acknowledge that science is actually legitimate and, oh, I don't know, THAT I CREATED SCIENCE?!?!"

Ok, so God probably doesn't cop quite that much attitude, but whatev. Don't go all republican and get caught up in those details.

So, here's where the NPR story came into my squeaky little brain: as a Christian myself, I struggle a little bit with the stem-cell research stuff. Are we stepping over our boundaries by trying to fabricate life? (That was kinda Sex-And-The-City-Hypothetical-Question-esque, don't you think?) I tend to believe that we should can all this scientific development when it comes to cloning sheep or creating ways to prolong lives that, sorry to say it, maybe weren't supossed to continue past a certain point?

So, what if God is actually up there, beating his head against a celestial wall, saying, "You guys are so dense. I put evidence in front of you that you came from apes, and you dispute it. And you dispute it in MY name, no less. And here I've given you the intelligence and technology to create and improve life and you're putting the kabosh on it because you think I'd be against it? I GAVE YOU THE TOOLS! Why do you schmucks insist that I created everything---EXCEPT Science?!"

OK, now is probably a good time to stop putting words in God's mouth. Just a thought on a Monday morning that I thought I'd inflict, er, share with you all.

Thoughts?