Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for November 15, 2011

Allow me to say (someone has to) that *vwdualnomand*’s list — and it’s hardly exhaustive — is exactly what we would expect to see in a sinful, fallen world..Before you start, this is not a uniquely Christian view. Buddhism’s view of life in this world is similar: it’s a place of falsehood and misery to be done with and moved on from. My personal favorite is the ancient Aztec take on it: that chocolate was a gift from the gods to the suffering human race to help make up for having to live in this wretched world…and in the afterlife, you got to have all the chocolate you could want. Now, that’s an afterlife. :].My point stands, though…and so does Hammy’s. Our ability to compare this world critically with what we all clearly see it ought to be, is the strongest evidence we have that this isn’t what we exist for, and we don’t belong here. (C. S. Lewis compared us to soldiers temporarily trapped behind enemy lines, surviving as best we can until we’re rescued. It’s as good a metaphor as any.)