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Message 12 of 88 (242083)
09-10-2005 12:51 PM
Reply to: Message 8 by Steve8
09-10-2005 1:15 AM


Re: Creation myths.
I would like to remind you, not all Christian or Jews believe the story.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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Message 46 of 88 (242435)
09-12-2005 10:03 AM
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09-12-2005 12:50 AM


You keep on bringing up fallacies
I think it's more a case of people finding comfort that there wont be any divine judgment for sin, the old 'I'm ok, You're ok' philosophy, that I think some folks are looking for comfort in evolutionary theory.
The major supporters of teaching the TOE are Christian, Jewish and related Churches. The primary opposition to teaching Creationism are Christian Curches. Your supposition stated above is simply wrong.
You will be hard pressed to find a civilization that does not have a creation myth. Man is a curious critter, he asks questions. And he makes up answers. Those answers can be no more accurate than the data available to the storyteller.
In the case of Jews, Christians and Muslims, there is not one Creation story but two. These two stories date from different eras and different cultures. They are myth, campfire tales.
Other creation myths are equally valid. Whether it is the story of the Raven and the old Woman or the Dagda, they are no more than early attempts to explain nature.

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jar
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Message 54 of 88 (242564)
09-12-2005 1:02 PM
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09-12-2005 12:51 PM


Re: You keep on bringing up fallacies
If you'll check what I have written you'll find that I am not opposed to seeing other things taught. ID for example is a great way to show how leaarning can be missused. Creationism is great as long as we recognize that each myth is equally valid including the two mutually exclusive Christian myths.
But neither ID or Creationism are Science. They are, and rightly so, mythology. And they need to be taught as mythology.
For a glimpse at what I personally think should be taught see Message 1

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