overheard

I just witnessed an extended discussion in hebrew between the owner of the Shalom Pizza and Falafel on Kings Highway and a patron. The latter was tryinng to convince the former of the literal truth of traditional Jewish cosmology, the impending ("within forty years") nature of techiyat hametim, etc. The former didn't really get around to making an argument. All that was clear was that he believes scientific theories to some extent and thinks they're cool, and probably believes in some sort of higher power. I almost got invovled, but I didn't trust my Hebrew to make the subtleties of what I wanted to say clear. (all about teleological arguments regarding natural states and why they aren't muchrach...) Also because what's a frum girl doing arguing against a frum man, and because you can never really win those arguments, you just get people (including yourself) annoyed.
Not only was the conversation a reminder of the universe that I do not inhabit, but it saved me from having to eavesdrop on the gross flatbush boys behind me debriefing about dates.