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OK, just for argument's sake, which creation story will be taught? Every culture on Earth has its own creation story, you know.

Shall we use the Abrahamic version from Genesis? Or the ancient Egyptian tale of Atum the sun god?

How about Unkulunkulu, the Zulu creator who came from the reeds?

Perhaps the tale of Kamui, who made this world as an ocean sitting on the backbone of a giant trout?

Then there's the story of Pan Gu, whos assorted body parts became all the things in the world when he died.

I kind of lean toward the Aztec one, because I think a celestial lady wearing a skirt made out of live snakes is downright cool, but that's just me.

If you want your kids to learn the creation story of Genesis, go right ahead and teach it to them. But please do not presume the right to impose your beliefs on me and mine by the police powers of the State.

21 posted on 03/07/2006 6:22:17 PM PST by FierceDraka ("Sure as I know anything, I know this: I aim to misbehave." - Capt. Mal Reynolds)
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To: FierceDraka

If I understand the issue correctly, "intelligent design" simply means noting that it is a widely held belief that the complexities of the world can only be explained by the presence of a greater being.

It doesn't (or at least it shouldn't) mean the teaching of a specific "creation story."


23 posted on 03/07/2006 6:34:43 PM PST by buckeyenation
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