[Oztrich Boy]

All the creation myths teach us great lessons about ourselves and our culture.

But that's true about all myths. legends, stories we tell.

Remember the Alamo (or Masada)? A bunch of rebels got wiped out by the government troops. But that's not the way you (or they) tell it. Because for some societies the willingness of their members to make a stand behind a line from which you will not retreat or surrender is the important aspect of the story,

But if you lose sight of "We believe this becauses we want to be true about ourselves" and start thinking "This is true because we beleive it", then you've become Ally McBeal "My issues are more important because they're mine"

[spatso]

"But that's true about all myths. legends, stories we tell."

Yes, but the Creation myths are especially important in that they share so many common themes across cultures. Humanity is created by a Creator, a Creator cares for and nurtures humanity. Humanity messes up. Creator punishes humanity for messing up. Humanity still messes up. Creator sends flood, wipes out whole bunch of humanity. But, humanity still messes up. Creator finally gives us and accepts us with all our defects. So, rather than being Ally McBeal, we discover that we are flawed and broken but we are not alone. We are loved despite our failings.