Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Creation Stories
I don't think that either story is more or likely to be true than the other one. Since there is no real historical proof that either happened, there is no way to know if one was more likely to happen than the other. I'm not a very religious person, and therefore I don't believe that either could have happened, because logically speaking, neither make sense. However, I'm sure there are plenty of people who would argue that the story of Genesis is more likely than the Navajos story, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who would argue that the Navajos story is more likely than the Genesis story. However, since they are stories and beliefs with no solid evidence of ever happening, there is no way to prove that either occurred, and no way to prove if one was more likely to have happened than the other.
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Rachel, Remember the question was about truth, not history. Recall the words of the Rabbi in the PBS video on the early Hebrews? I'm paraphrasing here, but what he said was basically: "Just because something isn't factual, doesn't mean it's not true." He suggested it was immaterial whether Moses led 10,000 or 0 people out of Egypt. The story was true because it accurately depicted challenges all humans face when trying to hold on to their freedom.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of the stories I'm asking you about, consider them this way: one story says evil has been part of our nature since nearly the beginning (and explains how it all started), the other says evil and disorder comes and goes w/ different generations (certain generations literally climb out of the hole they're stuck in, but then evil creeps back into life). Which is truer? Sure the details of the story might seem a little "out there," but they're still trying to get at something fundamental that we can all have an opinion on. Your answer will reveal something about your fundamental beliefs in human nature.