Literal-Mindedness

Sometimes my fellow scientists exasperate me with their literal-minded, boneheaded approach to just about everything:

Rare conditions could have conspired to create hard-to-see ice on the Sea of Galilee that a person could have walked on back when Jesus is said to have walked on water, a scientist said today.

The study, which examines a combination of favorable water and environmental conditions, proposes that Jesus could have walked on an isolated patch of floating ice on what is now known as Lake Kinneret in northern Israel.

Looking at temperature records of the Mediterranean Sea surface and using analytical ice and statistical models, scientists considered a small section of the cold freshwater surface of the lake. The area studied, about 10,000 square feet, was near salty springs that empty into it.

OK, lets be literal-minded too. Do you have any idea how hard it is to keep your footing on a small, nearly-invisible block of floating ice? Not only must this Jesus dude have been something of a cold-weather fan, he must have been one great surfer too!