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Yep real sad - a little competition to one theory by another- can't have that it might induce thought.
6 posted on 11/09/2005 4:42:53 PM PST by ConsentofGoverned (if a sucker is born every minute, what are the voters?)
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To: ConsentofGoverned
Yep real sad - a little competition to one theory by another- can't have that it might induce thought.

The Nation of Islam used to teach that the white race was invented by black scientists in a test tube in Africa 10,000 years ago. Sounds like as good a place as any to start with in teaching Intelligent Design.

10 posted on 11/09/2005 4:47:03 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: ConsentofGoverned
a little competition to one theory by another- can't have that it might induce thought.

Lets see if you really want to "induce thought." There are about 4,400 religions in the world. Each has its own creation story (see a sample, below). Do you want to each all of these? If you teach all, and allocate 10 minutes a day, that is half the school year right there.

Or did you have something else in mind?


Norse Creation Story

In the beginning there was the void. And the void was called Ginnungagap. What does Ginnungagap mean? Yawning gap, beginning gap, gap with magical potential, mighty gap; these are a few of the educated guesses. Along with the void existed Niflheim the land of fog and ice in the north and Muspelheim the land of fire in the south. There seems to be a bit of confusion as to whether or not these existed after Ginnungagap or along side of it from the beginning.

In Niflheim was a spring called Hvergelmir from which the Elivagar (eleven rivers - Svol, Gunnthra, Fiorm, Fimbulthul, Slidr, Hrid, Sylg, Ylg, Vid, Leiptr, and Gioll) flowed. The Elivargar froze layer upon layer until it filled in the northerly portion of the gap. Concurrently the southern portion was being filled by sparks and molten material from Muspelheim.

The mix of fire and ice caused part of the Elivagar to melt forming the figures Ymir the primeval giant and the cow Audhumla. The cow's milk was Ymir's food. While Ymir slept his under arm sweat begat two frost giants, one male one female, while his two legs begat another male.

While Ymir was busy procreating Audhumla was busy eating. Her nourishment came from licking the salty ice. Her incessant licking formed the god Buri. He had a son named Bor who was the father of Odin, Vili, and Ve.

For some reason the sons of Bor decided to kill poor Ymir. His blood caused a flood which killed all of the frost giants except for two, Bergelmir and his wife, who escaped the deluge in their boat.

Odin, Vili, and Ve put Ymir's corpse into the middle of ginnungagap and created the earth and sky from it. They also created the stars, sun, and moon from sparks coming out of Muspelheim.

Finally, the brothers happened upon two logs lying on the beach and created the first two humans Ask [Ash] and Embla [vine?] from them.


14 posted on 11/09/2005 4:49:44 PM PST by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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To: ConsentofGoverned
a little competition to one theory by another

What is this other theory being introduced? It certainly isn't Intelligent Design, which doesn't even rise ot the level of hypothesis.
87 posted on 11/09/2005 7:06:03 PM PST by Quick1
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