Random Thought #39

In this same article I've been referencing, there was a note about some of the text in the creation story. One of the things that caught one of Joseph Smith's contemporaries off-guard (can't remember his name) was when Elohim cursed Lucifer and said "on thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life". If Lucifer had appeared as a serpent, wouldn't he already be on his belly? Well if we take things literally as post #37 suggests, that would seem to say that snakes didn't get around on their bellies before that time. Well that just seems ludicrous. Are we possibly suggesting that snakes had legs? Actually, yes I am. As I'm going through this latest of my Hugh Nibley books, there are several vignettes that illustrate serpents as walking around on legs. I was curious so I googled it and found that archaeologists have now found a fossil of a snake down in Argentina that not only had legs, but a hip bone as well. Some things are hard to believe simply because we have had a set doctrine/life/set of experiences to draw from, which don't include these somewhat unbelievable things in them. If we hadn't been told the story of how the Lord lit the stones for the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon, would we have believed such an event occurred? Remember, the scriptures are quite literal, and when applying a bit of logic, its amazing what can be revealed. We just need an open mind, a desire for truth, and the knowledge of how to properly attain that knowledge. God himself said that whosoever asketh, shall receive. Start feasting on the scriptures and ask some of those questions you've been afraid to ask before.