Biblical Pondering

So the story goes: two women were arguing over which one was the real mother of a baby child. King Solomon said he will cut the baby in two and give half to each mother.

One woman spoke up and said, "She is the rightful mother. Give the baby to her." King Solomon decided the woman who spoke up was the rightful mother as she would rather give up the baby and see it live.

But what about the other mother? When the King said he'd cut the baby in two, did she think, "Well that's cool. I'd like the top half please." Probably not. This story only works if you stop thinking at the exact end of the story. If we follow out the logical conclusion, this is probably what took place: King says we'll cut the kid in two. Both women look at each other then at the King and say in unison, "What are you, nuts?!"

Except for some fast PR work, the King would have been know through the ages as King Solomon the Dim.