The Spirit of Civilization

In the bible there are allusions to god conquering a primordial monster and making the world out of its pieces. And then there are these allusions, later, say, in job and in the psalms, of him doing exactly that. As far as i can tell, fire is awe inspiring. So fire and a terrible predator are the same thing, because they both inspire awe. Fire is transforming. But predit like, what's a good metaphor for being bitten by a poisonous snake? Well, have you ever seen the wounds that a poisonous sneak produces? If you're bitten by them, it's like someone took your armi incinerated it. The idea that a snake...