This year the immaculate conception will be celebrated on December 8th, in honor of god knocking up the virgin Mary and 16 short days later Jesus was born in the manger. One of a gods' major miracles, but what poor Mary had to go through in just 16 days...regular human gestation normally takes 280 days.
You know what has a gestation period of about 16 days?
Hamsters.
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This is my daughter's hamster, Snowball, who passed away last Christmas day |
I can not imagine the fatigue, swelling, cramping, nausea, bloating, food aversions and/or cravings, headaches, constipation, and mood swings that happened to Mary in just 16 days...Oh wait, least we forget the baby kicking, pressure on the bladder and other internal organs, flatulence, and back pain. All progressing in a little over two weeks.
Add this on top of being a virgin, and married to a guy, but you haven't consummated the relationship as directed by the good book.
And if this was all an act of a god, why all the obstacles, of having to travel and look for a place and ending up in a stable?
This just boggles my scientific analytical mind...enjoy the season people and keeping thinking and questioning...