Little known fact. In the neighborhood where I work, there’s a meth outpatient treatment facility.<\/p>\n
I usually see them in the mornings, as they congregate, in massive groups, at the light rail stop. Most mornings, there’s a couple on the train that I ride.<\/p>\n
They have interesting conversations. I pretend not to notice them.<\/p>\n
This morning’s conversation was on theodicy. In other words, the Problem of Evil. I just like “theodicy” as a word; it rhymes with “idiocy.” Okay, it really doesn’t rhyme, but don’t disabuse me of my fantasies.<\/p>\n
Seriously. Meth addicts talking about the Problem of Evil. One brought up the Calvinistic view of predestination. Another mentioned Original Sin.<\/p>\n
I felt like I’d fallen down a hole into a different universe.<\/p>\n
Usually they talk about pointless, mind-numbing things. Like what the proper term for a sex worker is.<\/p>\n
Instead, today, they talked theology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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