The Book of the Lion Religion Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Chapter, Paragraph

Quote #10

The creature twitched, stinging upward, stabbing the air. Scorpions and spiders, vipers and centipedes were created when God cast Adam and Eve from the Garden. The sun multiplied such beasts from rot, decaying wood, and flesh. In God's innocent, unfallen Creation, no such creatures existed. (28.17)

In medieval times, the Bible wasn't just useful for law—it was also useful for explaining pretty much everything and anything. Like, say, where bugs come from.