Three scientists \u2014 Papaia, Banani, and Ravioli \u2014 and their assistant Igor, who all work at NASAL, begin to take an interest in creationism. Their superiors, worried, send them to see a psychologist: Professor Faggioli, a shady character determined to get them fired by making them look insane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waiting room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The door opens. Faggioli peeks out, his face twisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor, it\u2019s your turn now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor enters, greets Faggioli, and sits down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Good morning, Igor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Good morning to you, my lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: I like your servile attitude, but not that smirk on your face. Aren\u2019t you worried about your job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: You see, Faggioli, ever since I started working with those three, almost nothing can worry me anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: By \u201cthose three,\u201d you mean Papaia, Banani, and Ravioli \u2014 your colleagues, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: As you say, my lord. You know, working with my masters has made me… let\u2019s say, ready for anything! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Your servility amazes me, Igor. You even call them \u201cmasters.\u201d I wonder what you\u2019ll call them when they become unemployed \u2014 I mean, when they\u2019re treated for their little issues and can resume their work here at NASAL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Unemployed? Why would they become unemployed? Do you know something we don\u2019t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Unemployed? I never said that word \u2014 when did you hear me say that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Just a second ago…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli visibly grows agitated.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: I never said anything like that! You must have dreamed it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Short pause.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Anyway… as I was saying, you\u2019ve been sent here to lose your job \u2014 I mean, to undergo a psycho-aptitude test, as requested by higher management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: See? You did it again! You said \u201close your job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (getting irritated): What are you talking about? Do you think I\u2019m crazy? Look, the one being evaluated here is you, not me! I\u2019m the doctor and you\u2019re the patient\u2026 got it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Yes, sir! I clearly understand that you want to get us fired \u2014 I mean, that you want to help us! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli is visibly irritated and struggling to stay in control.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (stammering): Are\u2026 are you making fun of me, Igor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Of course not, I\u2019m here to get fired \u2014 I mean, I\u2019m here to collaborate! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli starts to twitch nervously, blinking and shrugging uncontrollably.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (stammering): I\u2026 I\u2026 I could just\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Fire me? I mean\u2026 help me? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Stop mocking me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: What? What did I say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: You\u2019re imitating my slips!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: What slips? You never made any slips\u2026 \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: That\u2019s right! You\u2019re right. The problem must be yours\u2026 let me note that in my notebook\u2026 \u201cPatient Igor\u2026 displays\u2026 slips\u201d… okay\u2026 good\u2026 we can continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Do you want me to tell you something about my childhood?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Hey, Igor, I\u2019m the one running this session, got it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Yes, sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: And now, let me ask the questions without interruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Go ahead, sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Hey! I\u2019m the one who says that line around here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: I see, sir. I\u2019ll jot that down in my notebook. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Igor pulls a pen and notebook out of his pocket and starts writing. \ud83e\udd23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026Faggioli is completely thrown off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scene freezes like a movie in still frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor (talking to the audience):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Did you catch his plan? I did! This guy\u2019s no real psychologist \u2014 he\u2019s just gathering incriminating info to get us fired. But I, while the others were talking to him, hid behind the door and eavesdropped, so I already know which strategy to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If this nutcase is a psychoanalyst, then I\u2019m\u2026 an astronaut! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waiting room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your assistant is quite funny. He really likes to joke around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yeah. But sometimes he\u2019s hard to handle, with all his sarcasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hey, something just came to my mind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If Noah\u2019s flood really happened, and if the Bible tells the truth, then the Tower of Babel must have existed too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exactly. At first, as we can assume, everyone spoke the same language, because they all came from the same big family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But today we have hundreds of languages, all different from each other!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exactly! And that happened during the construction of the Tower of Babel. God had commanded people to spread out and fill the earth, but they wanted to stay together and build the tower to make a name for themselves. So God confused their language, and they were forced to stop building and to scatter\u2014just as God had told them to from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yeah, but how did the families understand each other?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s believed that each family spoke the same language within itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But then, if it really happened, there must be evidence!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One fascinating aspect of the Babel episode described in Genesis 11 is the corroborating evidence we can observe in cultures and languages all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, did you know that many cultures have ancient legends similar to the story of Babel? Even though these traditions don\u2019t exactly match the biblical account, they\u2019re similar enough to suggest a shared event that happened long ago, before these cultures split apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli\u2019s Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Well, Igor, here on your file I read that you\u2019re an excellent assistant \u2014 if it weren\u2019t for that little issue… with creationism \u2014 and you\u2019re always attentive and obedient. That\u2019s something I personally appreciate in an assistant. However, your main problem is sarcasm…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: If sarcasm is a problem, then it\u2019s unsolvable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: And why is that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Because the only way to solve it would be a world without idiots! \ud83e\udd23 Impossible! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Igor! I see you don\u2019t understand how serious this is! If you don\u2019t take this problem seriously, you\u2019ll lose your job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: \u2026And I won\u2019t have to spend nights in airports anymore? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026or travel to the other side of the world? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026or make a fool of myself in public? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: This attitude of yours irritates me! In life, one must be serious! Those who laugh are drifters \u2014 they should go dig the earth a bit to learn. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026You see this hoe? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli pulls out a hoe from under his desk. Bits of dirt and grass fall onto his paperwork. \ud83e\udd23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: I always carry it with me! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026And when someone starts joking\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Wait\u2026 wait\u2026 I get the rest. Don\u2019t worry anymore, my lord. I\u2019ll try not to joke again, though I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ll succeed. After all, you said yourself \u2014 it\u2019s my problem!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli regains his composure for a moment.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: That\u2019s true, you\u2019re right! You probably make jokes because you\u2019re nervous. It must be your way of releasing tension. And I, as a distinguished doctor\u2026 \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026must take that into account. I apologize for threatening you with a hoe. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Apology accepted, sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Very good! Now, can you tell me when was the first time you made a sarcastic remark?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Yes, of course, my most distinguished lord! It happened when I was a child, about ten years old. You see, Faggioli, my family was very large. I had eleven siblings. On Sundays, we even played like a soccer team. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026During the week, of course, we went to school. And, professor, there was this one brother of mine, Roger, whom I couldn\u2019t stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: And why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The scene freezes like a paused video. Igor turns to the audience.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: You see that? He\u2019s falling for it completely! This story? I\u2019m making it up on the spot. Keep watching and see what happens next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The scene resumes.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Because he only ate junk food! His favorite thing was\u2026 what\u2019s it called again?\u2026 Hamburgers! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli takes the bait instantly.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: What? He only ate junk food? That\u2019s unthinkable! An outrage to proper nutrition. Now I understand why you couldn\u2019t stand him! You had every reason in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Igor keeps spinning the web.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: You see, sir, my favorite food is fish with broccoli. I\u2019m a fan of healthy, genuine eating. When my brother pulled out one of those greasy, stinky hamburgers, I nearly threw up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: That\u2019s right, Igor! Now you\u2019re speaking my language! That must\u2019ve been a horrible experience. And did you scold him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: You see, Faggioli, my brother didn\u2019t even listen to me \u2014 he always had one of those cassette players blasting in his headphones. I think he was practically deaf. He was a fan of that kind of music\u2026 what do they call it again\u2026 rock and roll\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Those rock fans \u2014 lazy bums who\u2019ve never held a hoe in their life! They\u2019re leeches! I\u2019d hit them with a hoe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Easy, professor. My father used other methods\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (curious): What kind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Old-fashioned punishments. Kneeling on dried peas. Ruler on the hands. Sent to bed without dinner! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli starts clapping. \ud83e\udd23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Ah! The old-fashioned ways of teaching! With those stern corporal punishments! You know my father made me kneel on peas when I didn\u2019t clean my room properly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Really?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The plan is working, but Faggioli suddenly snaps back to reality.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Ah yes!… but we\u2019re here for you, right Igor? Go on, tell me more about this experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: You see, professor, in our family we were all very tidy, as our father demanded. But this brother of mine \u2014 Roger \u2014 kept his room a total mess and ignored my mother\u2019s requests to fix the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: And how did it end? Did he stop?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Unfortunately, no! Not even the old punishments worked. Roger kept acting the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: What a sad story! That must\u2019ve been hard for you. You know, once my father did a surprise inspection in the middle of the night. That day I was so tired from digging the fields that I forgot to align my alarm clock parallel to the nightstand and the wall. My father always carried a protractor\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli stands and starts telling the story while staring out the window. Igor walks up and gently guides him to lie down on the office couch. Then he pulls up a chair and starts taking notes in his notebook.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: \u2026And so he made us kneel on the peas\u2026 until the next day\u2026 when I stood up, my knees hurt so much I couldn\u2019t even walk\u2026 That\u2019s when I understood how even the smallest details are essential\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Scene freezes again.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor (to the audience): You see? It\u2019s working! The roles have reversed \u2014 now I\u2019m the psychoanalyst and he\u2019s the patient! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waiting room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What other evidence do we have?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The architectural similarities of many ancient structures could also be a connection to Babel. Although Scripture doesn\u2019t give many details about the appearance of the famous tower, many believe it was a ziggurat-style structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If that\u2019s the case, it could explain the similarities between pyramids, earth mounds, and ziggurats found all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exactly! In fact, those who scattered from Babel likely took with them the memory of such a grand architectural design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli\u2019s Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor is psychoanalyzing Professor Faggioli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Tell me, Faggioli\u2026 this love for fish with broccoli\u2026 was it always your favorite dish, or did you learn to like it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: You see, Igor\u2026 When I was little, just like that slacker brother of yours, Roger, I hated fish with broccoli. Just the thought of taking a bite made me want to throw up. The smell of fish, when my mother was cooking, made me nauseous. But my father forced me to finish the fish \u2014 or else there would be one of those good old corporal punishments. Once, for example, he grabbed his billiard cue and hit me 30 times on the hands. One strike for every gram of leftover fish. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: He weighed it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Yes, and his scale never lied! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You see, Igor\u2026 junk food causes health problems. And those who eat too much of it die. They die and leave behind wives and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once, while we were kneeling on dried peas, my father made us watch a medical documentary on healthy eating. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026The doctor was performing an autopsy on a patient who had died of excess cholesterol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I saw that liver being dissected, covered in a disgusting layer of fat, I realized that was the punishment for those who don\u2019t follow dietary discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s when I understood that fish was the best for me. From that moment on, I started appreciating it \u2014 to be healthy and strong like my father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: You showed me a hoe you keep here in your office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli gestures to get up.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: It\u2019s the family hoe \u2014 a real treasure. I inherited it from my father, as tradition demands. Want to see it again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: No, no! Please, stay seated. Tell me how you feel about tilling the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Tilling the earth is important. Everyone should do it. My father taught me that a real man tills the earth. If you don\u2019t till the earth, you\u2019re a good-for-nothing. And you do till the earth, right, Igor? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Of course\u2026 of course\u2026 obviously. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026but please, go on with your story\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Ah yes! I was saying, I learned to value the hoe on Sundays and holidays, when my father would gather the whole family at dawn to work the land together. Until sunset. When lunchtime came, at eleven\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Actually, lunch is at twelve\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Not for us farm workers. Anyway\u2026 at eleven, we\u2019d sit on a flannel sheet and eat boiled wheat or ears of corn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Truly a healthy habit. Didn\u2019t you also bring some boiled fish?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: No! You see, boiled fish must be savored slowly, not during a workday. When we got home, that\u2019s what was waiting for us on the table \u2014 healthy and fresh fish with broccoli, tasty and tender, melting in your mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: My mouth\u2019s watering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: I have a little container of fish with me\u2026 Want some? Papaia tasted it! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: No, no\u2026 thank you\u2026 not during work hours. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: You\u2019re right, of course. We mustn\u2019t get distracted. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Please continue, Faggioli. You were talking about how important it is to till the soil and eat fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: You see, Igor, there\u2019s just one small problem I have from time to time. When I see a patch of soil with weeds, I can\u2019t resist the urge to pull out my hoe and work that land. Just the thought of those weeds sitting there, occupying land that could otherwise be clean\u2026 I don\u2019t know how to explain it\u2026 I can\u2019t think about anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One time, there was a bus strike, and I had to walk home. The road is lined with trees. You know those sidewalks with the little square of dirt where the tree lives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well! I cleaned up all 156 of them! That night I got home at five in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: That\u2019s a bit of a problem, Faggioli. If you want to stay here at NASAL as a psychologist, you can\u2019t afford distractions \u2014 like obsessing over unworked soil. And that soil isn\u2019t even yours \u2014 it\u2019s public land. According to the rules, you\u2019re not the one responsible for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So by doing that\u2026 you broke the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (crying): It\u2019s true, Igor. Rules are everything. And I\u2026 I broke them\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Don\u2019t cry, Faggioli. Something good happened to you today. I\u2019m here to fire you \u2014 I mean\u2026 help you deal with these problems you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli\u2019s Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor is psychoanalyzing Faggioli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Based on what you\u2019ve said, my diagnosis is that you suffer from a form of hoe-broccophrenia. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Is it serious?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Fairly. I\u2019ll have to refer you to a specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: And is there nothing we can do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Well\u2026 there is one thing\u2026 but\u2026 I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Tell me, tell me, Igor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: We could try hypnotizing you and see if we can bring back some of those repressed traumas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Hypnotize me? How will you do that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: It\u2019s simple. Watch this pendulum and listen to my voice\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Igor pulls out a makeshift pendulum and begins hypnotizing Faggioli.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Alright, Faggioli. Can you tell me if the sessions are being recorded?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (robotic voice): Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Can you point me to where the recorder is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli points toward a cabinet disguised as a bookshelf. Igor opens the doors and finds the video recorder, with wires connected to security cameras.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Why were we called here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: The higher-ups asked me to evaluate whether you’re fit to continue working for NASAL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: And what do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: I think all of you should be fired. My goal is to gather as much evidence as possible against you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: So you\u2019re not here to help us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: No. I\u2019m here to get you all fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: And what do the higher-ups think about that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Those spineless fools don\u2019t have the guts to kick you out. They still don\u2019t realize there\u2019s no place at NASAL for creationism sympathizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: So you\u2019re making the decision for them and altering the test results to make us look bad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Exactly. And I can\u2019t wait to see you all walk out of the observatory \u2014 you and your nonsense!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor (turning to the camera): Very well! You heard it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Igor ejects the tape from the device and hides it under his lab coat. Then he takes another similar-looking tape and swaps it into the recorder.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Alright, Faggioli! I\u2019ll count to three, and when you wake up, you\u2019ll remember nothing of what we said. You\u2019ll be convinced all the sessions are over, and you\u2019ll feel cheerful and in a great mood\u2026 One, two, three!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli snaps out of the hypnosis and returns to sit at his desk.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Perfect, Igor! Your session is over \u2014 you can go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor (pretending): Yes, my lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Good! Then get back to work \u2014 you\u2019ll hear from us. Have a nice day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: A nice day to you too, my lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Igor leaves the room.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waiting room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, even linguistics confirms the separation of languages that took place at Babel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Linguistics\u2026 that\u2019s the subject that studies languages, I guess?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exactly, Ravioli. Linguistics studies how languages are born, how they evolve, and how they\u2019re connected. And research shows that the number of language families traces back to a figure comparable to the ethnic groups listed in Genesis 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s in sharp contrast to what we\u2019d expect if the evolutionary theory were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli\u2019s Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli, alone in his office, is about to write the report on the scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: There we go. Now, let\u2019s start writing the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(He walks over to the cabinet with the video recorder, opens it, and stops the recording. Then he takes out the videotape and places it on his desk.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Heh, heh, heh! I can\u2019t wait to write this report and list all the insane nonsense these idiots confessed to me. Right, Tony?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony: Poor idiots! They confessed! Ahahah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Those fools actually believed I was going to help them, and they gave me so much compromising info, getting them fired will be a piece of cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony: Fire the fools! Can\u2019t wait. Ahahah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: And now, let\u2019s start editing their video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony: Yeah, and let\u2019s cut out a couple of your slip-ups! Ahahah! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: What slip-ups? What are you talking about? I never have any raptures\u2014I mean, slip-ups! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony: Ahahah! See? You did it again! You said \u201crapture\u201d instead of \u201cslip-up\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Silence, sock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony: Why? What\u2019ll you do? Threaten me with the hoe? I am your hand, remember? Ahahah! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Stop it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony: And you know why you act this way? It\u2019s because of your father\u2019s curse! Ahahah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: That\u2019s not true! The curse didn\u2019t get me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony: Oh yeah? Then how do you explain the slip-ups?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Enough! You\u2019re just a sock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony: Just a sock, huh? No! I\u2019m part of you! The part that has the guts you don\u2019t! Ahahah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: You\u2019re lying! You\u2026 don\u2019t\u2026 don\u2019t exist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony: Coward! Ahahah! Getting bullied by a sock! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: That\u2019s it! I\u2019ll show you who\u2019s boss!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli yanks Tony off his hand and throws him hard to the ground. Then he grabs the hoe and starts smashing it down. \ud83e\udd23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BAM! SMASH!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Take that\u2026 and that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father: Stop that immediately! What is this clown show?! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli freezes, staring at his hallucination.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Sorry, sir! It\u2019s the sock. He was provoking me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father: I don\u2019t care. When will you stop playing with that sock? On your knees on the peas\u2014now! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli obeys and kneels on dried peas still on the floor. \ud83e\udd23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suddenly, the TV in the cabinet turns on. It\u2019s the psychologist. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psychologist: Faggioli! What are you doing? Punishing yourself again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: No, not on my own. My father told me to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psychologist: How many times do I have to tell you that the mind is in control, not the hoe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (getting up): Yes, you\u2019re right! Mind is control. Control comes above discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psychologist: Good. Now write your report. Those four need to be thrown out\u2026 and we know how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (rubbing his hands): Yes! We know how!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor (voiceover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli gets mocked even by Tony. You could say the sock is always one step ahead. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026and he denies his slip-ups to the bitter end. Yes, Faggioli never makes mistakes\u2026 except when he talks, thinks, or breathes. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026Faggioli threatens Tony, who keeps teasing him. But Tony reminds him he\u2019s his hand. And it\u2019s true, Tony \u2014 you are his hand\u2026 and even she\u2019s ashamed to be seen with him. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026Anyway, Faggioli usually hits himself with the hoe on the feet \u2014 not the hands! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026The cracked tiles after each tough session had become routine for Faggioli. NASAL even hired a personal tiler just for him. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026So every time he hits rock bottom, at least it gets a nice finish. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026Good thing he still had hallucinations of Alfonso\u2026 NASAL was counting on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He saved them money on tiles! They even added it to the monthly budget spreadsheet under the line item: \u201cmiscellaneous hallucinations.\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor Special<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026Faggioli argues with a sock, attacks it with a hoe, and gets scolded by a hallucination! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026Basically, all of Faggioli\u2019s stories are the same\u2026 zero creativity! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What are you talking about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yeah, because they all start with Faggioli hoeing something and end with his father putting him on his knees on dry peas! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026While Faggioli\u2019s being punished for hoeing a sock, the TV turns on by itself! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026There we go! The only one missing was the psychologist. Now we can officially call it an advanced case of group psychosis. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imagine if they started a band!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brilliant, Banani! Faggioli on the hoe, Alfonso tossing peas while dancing, Tony singing falsetto, and the psychologist on special effects with the TV static\u2026 more than a band, it sounds like a botched exorcism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scene: Faggioli\u2019s Office \u2013 Igor\u2019s Imagination<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psychedelic lights flicker. Fake smoke spills from a bowl of baking soda and vinegar. The floor is covered with dried peas. A crooked sign reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Live from the asylum: The Brunswick Band”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83c\udfac Filming their first YouTube video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(in glam rock farm gear, hoe slung over his shoulder)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One, two, three… HOE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(from Faggioli\u2019s left hand, shrill falsetto)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83c\udfb5 “I am the hand that speaks, the mind that hoeeeees\u2026” \ud83c\udfb5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfonso<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(at the doorway, stiffly dancing while throwing handfuls of dried peas to the beat)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EVERYONE ON THEIR KNEES ON THE PEAS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psychologist<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(in the background, inside the flickering TV, syncing static to the rhythm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRRRZZZ\u2014 THE MIND IS A ROOM WITH NO EXIT \u2014ZZZFFF!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli takes out his notebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Here it is, I\u2019ve written everything down. But to be sure I don\u2019t miss any details, I\u2019ll rewatch the sessions and write the report step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli inserts the tape back into the video recorder and rewinds it. Then he presses \u201cplay\u201d on the remote and fixes his gaze on the monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: What is this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the screen, a gardening documentary recorded years ago by Faggioli is playing. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: There must be a mistake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli realizes the tapes have been swapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: This can\u2019t be! When did this happen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He double-checks his notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: There are no notes here about Igor! It must have been him. I only took some initial notes, but the rest of the session is missing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
—<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli finds a gardening documentary instead of the session recordings and thinks there\u2019s been a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s no mistake, Faggioli… your sessions are basically identical to that documentary anyway! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor Special, Part 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor (voice-over)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026now satisfy my curiosity. Was that gardening documentary taken from a TV show or did Faggioli record it himself?! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scene: Faggioli\u2019s Garden \u2013 Igor\u2019s Imagination<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shaky amateur footage with a handheld camera. Faggioli, in a lab coat, holds a hoe and speaks in front of a vegetable bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today we\u2019ll talk about the proper watering technique for\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli changing his voice)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You don\u2019t water like that! You flooded half the garden, now the roots are rotting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m trying to improve water circulation\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Improve? What you need is less talking and more hard work. And those plants there, the zucchinis\u2014you planted them too close, they can\u2019t breathe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe you\u2019re right\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And it\u2019s not over! You forgot to hoe around the carrots. How do you think they\u2019ll grow?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
( lowers his head)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You messed up everything! And now\u2026 knees on the dry peas until you learn to be a real farmer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli awkwardly kneels on the dry peas scattered on the ground. The camera shakes, and the scene closes as his figure bends under the weight of the punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(voice-over, sarcastic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like I said\u2026 starts with the hoe\u2026 ends up on the peas! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waiting Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, do these things prove the story of the Tower of Babel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, but they don\u2019t need to. Because God\u2019s Word is trustworthy, we can be sure that the events in Genesis 11 really happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, these are significant corroborating evidences we can refer to when skeptics try to relegate the first chapters of Scripture to mere mythology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The door opens. Igor comes out of Faggioli\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(showing the videotape)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quick! It was just as I thought! Faggioli wanted to get us fired and make us look crazy. But here I have proof that clears us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How? What do you mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No time to explain! We have to show this recording to the boss. Before Faggioli realizes it\u2019s missing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The four rush out of the waiting room heading towards the boss\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are in one of the corridors, where the four walk briskly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope you know what you\u2019re doing, Igor! Our jobs are hanging by a thread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than a thread, I\u2019d say by a magnetic tape! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026anyway, don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not you. So you can relax! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli\u2019s Office. Minutes Later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli has realized that Igor tricked him, although he doesn\u2019t remember how it happened. Suddenly, someone knocks on the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Who is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The door opens \u2014 it\u2019s security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Very good, guys! I was about to call you. You need to get Igor and the other scientists! They tricked me! Go get them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Security: Sorry, professor, but we can\u2019t help you. We\u2019ve been ordered to escort you out of the building immediately. Gather your things and come with us without trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli\u2019s phone rings \u2014 an incoming video call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: It\u2019s the boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Security: Go ahead, answer it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Yes, hello?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boss: Faggioli, you\u2019re fired! Pack your things and leave immediately!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: But why? What did I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boss: Igor showed us the tape, and we discovered your plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: What plan, sir?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boss: Don\u2019t play dumb! Igor hypnotized you and you confessed everything! We had complete trust in your professionalism, and you tried to deceive us all! Not to mention the threats with that hoe! You\u2019re crazy and dangerous! So now you\u2019re out! And tell me… who\u2019s the softie now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli\u2019s mask falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (indignant): You… you… useless intellectuals. Parasites of society. You will never understand what it means to hoe the soil and eat healthy. All you can do is eat that junk food while writing your… what do you call them… mathematical formulas! This is not real work! Real work is with the hoe. Like my father taught me. You should kneel on chickpeas to understand…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli pulls out the sock from his pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli in falsetto voice)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Get him! He\u2019s crazy! A few screws loose! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Faggioli changing voice)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Serves you right, Faggioli! Donkey! Get back to hoeing! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still delirious, security drags him out of the observatory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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