Thursday, October 15, 2009
Creation Story
Neither of these stories seem to be true, but if one had to be more likely than the other, it would be Genesis. The Navajo story consists of the first people living deep within the world, but scientific evidence shows that deep within the world is a series of molten rock, completely unfit for human habitation. ( I don't know why I'm arguing science either.) By that evidence the Genesis story is far more likely to be true, but like I said, neither of them are very likely.
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It is true that science says the earth's core is made up of molten rock and has temperatures undoubtedly too extreme for a human, but how are you sure that during the time of man's creation the earth was exactly the same as it is today? As far as I know, the universe has been changing since the beginning of time, so how can anyone be sure of what was and wasn't possible in the past?
ReplyDeleteScience has proven that the earth's core is molten rock and humans can't live there, but how does this make the Genesis story any truer? What more evidence is there that the Genesis story actually happened instead of the Navajo story?
ReplyDeleteEirinn and Helen, good follow ups to Ben's post.
ReplyDeleteBen, remember the question was about truth, not realism. 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.
In 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.