As you know, âIce Age 2: The Meltdownâ is in the theaters. What you may not know is that yours truly is an unrepentant fan of the bug-eyed saber-toothed squirrel, Scrat. And so, I would like to write something of a Theology of Scrat. It may appear as merely slapstick comedy to you; but for those of us initiated into the deep esoteric Gnostic wisdom of Scrat, there is quite a bit of heady philosophy â well, alright, thatâs somewhat overstated. But be that as it may, Iâd like to become a Scratologian and write Scratology (not to be confused with scatology â a messier word that doesnât seem to be nearly so alarming to my spellchecker!). In addition, I would like to write Scratographically (not to be confused with what I have elsewhere referred to as scatography â or the writing technique of those ideational scatologians). And so this is the maiden voyage of the good ship Scratology. Letâs start Scrat-Light. . . .