>It makes me wonder: They say "prostitution" is the oldest profession. I would argue that "preachers" might be the oldest. One sells earthly pleasure the other sells pleasure in the after life!
No, no, neither one of those is the oldest profession. Let me explain.
This issue, which profession was the oldest, was discussed by three professionals. First, the doctor said: "Well, God created Eve out of a rib taken from Adam. That, of course, is a surgical operation." Then, the architect said: "Well, OK, but first God created heaven and earth out of chaos! And that, my friends, is an architechtural undertaking." [Personal note: I think he was mixing up Genesis with Greek mythology.] To which the politician replied: "And who created chaos?"
Difference in opinions hath cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether whistling be a vice or a virtue; whether it be better to kiss a post, or throw it into the fire... (from Gulliver's Travels)
