On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:46:02 +0100
GB wrote:


It makes as much sense as all the other "get arounds" that exist
in most religions

The one I like is the eruv.

I once heard of an eruv where the wired off area was very
small....but that was considered the 'outside'....


You just don't understand the finer points of religious reasoning. An
eruv is a boundary wall taken to its most minimal extreme. You start
off by asking what a wall is, and move on to asking whether it's
still a wall if it's not in good condition. Everybody would agree it
is. Then, what if it has holes in? Sure, that's okay. So, what if the
holes are really big holes? That's okay, too. So, you end up with an
eruv, which is a wall with a simply huge hole in it.

It's all perfectly logical, but if you think of it as a boundary
marker you may be happier. It's no different, really, from the
boundary line between neighbouring counties, but even that tenuous
line acts as a barrier to policemen.


It sounds like one of those invisible dog fences.
--
Davey.