Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Common Interests If Jesus can smoke it, why can't I?

I'm a fairly rabid vinophile and historical research bears out that what was considered wine close to 2,000 years ago is VASTLY different in alcoholic strength and makeup as compared with what wine is considered today.

From historical record, most "wines" of quality in the older days were known to be little more than juice reductions (i.e., fruit boiled down to "sweeten" the flavor). In this case, they had little alcohol content if any. The "rotgut" stuff was typically known for much stronger alcohol content; it would be comparable to a nasty-tasting port or fortified wine of today.

Now, if you know ANYTHING about fermentation and fruits in general, there's enough yeast, mold, bacteria and natural sugars to bring forth a small amount of alcohol content to any fermented fruit. so, outside of a controlled environment, there's little doubt that any fermented wine DID hold the smallest of alcohol content.

Methinks the Lord did put a touch of "spirit" to the grape juice, but I'll not second-guess a guy who can walk on water or turn that water to whatever potency of "wine".

Apparently when miracles are on the table, ALL the laws of physics and chemistry get shelved until they are convienent again.

Oh, and no, I don't think the Last Supper was a case of the "munchies" for a bunch of pot-heads. Cannabis was probably used for it's healing properties, along with a number of other herbs. I know much of Arab medicine was lifted from Roman and Greek culture and greatly expanded upon. Who knows what was smoked in temple incense burners??? Just as there are idiots who sniff paint, I'm sure there were people who misued cannabis in Biblical times, so I seriously doubt Peter, Paul and Mary (NO, not the 60's group, mind you) grew some kick-ass "bud" and had Matthew roll up a few MaryJ's for Jesus to help out during meditation time...

It's uses were probably other than for pure recreational purposes.

That being said, this somehow being used to prop up a habit which tears the s**t out of your lungs, dulls your senses and can possibly give a guy a set of tits over time is a fair bit of weaksauce.