Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Early creation stories
While both the Navajo creation story and the story of the beginning of human kind in the book of Genesis are unlikely to have happened scientifically speaking, I believe that the version in the book of Genesis is more true then the other. I just feel that even though neither story is exactly realistic the one in the book of Genesis is much less far fetched then that of the Navajo creation story. The Navajo one speaks of one man basically creating earth and everything that is within it including seasons, animals, and time. This is an extremely different idea then that in the book of Genesis which believes that God is the one who created earth and Adam and Eve. Even though the idea of god might not be exactly a scientific concept, my religion and beliefs tell me that this is what truly did happen.
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It sound like you're saying that you believe in Genesis because you believe in it. Why do you find it easier to believe that one all powerful god created everything out of nothing, than to believe that a god-like man embellished on a world that already and had *always* existed with the aid of magical "medicine"?
ReplyDeleteYou said that the Navajo creation story is "an extremely different idea then [sic] that in the book of Genesis." Do you dislike the Navajo story because its ideas differ from the story you are used to hearing?
MSANNE, Our upbringing and beliefs certainly influence what we see as true. But should our beliefs prevent us from seeking truth elsewhere? (like other creation myths?)
ReplyDeleteAt any rate, say more about what you see as truth in the genesis story. For instance, do you believe in the talking serpent part? Or is the story just getting at something that is true?