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» Smooth Ground

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Three men are walking through the woods, when the first comments on how smooth the ground is, and how nice it is to walk on. The second one tells him that his grandfather told him stories about how aliens came along in ancient times and they’re spaceships made the ground flatter. The third one than calls him foolish, saying that his own father told him stories of thousands of intelligent rabbits who went to work making the path smooth.
The first man chuckles at the other two’s stories.

“Why are you laughing?” says the second one. “What’s YOUR reason for why this trail is smooth?” The first one admitted that he didn’t know, but enjoyed it nonetheless. “Well, if you don’t know, then my story must be right!” exclaims the third traveler. “No, MY story must be right, because it was told by my grandfather, who was here much longer before your father!” says the second. “Are you joking? There are obviously rabbits in the world, so MINE must be right!” replies the third.
The first traveler walks ahead to avoid their arguing and just enjoy the trail, while the other two get so angered at eachother that they end up killing eachother over who’s story is right. .
The End.

-madhatter0719

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» Choose your creation myth

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

There are a few people here (we know who you are) who believe an invisible super natural being that exists outside of space and time created the universe and everything in it. In itself this is a fine hypothesis, but there is no evidence to support it all at (for example, matter can neither be created nor destroyed).

In any case, if we are to accept creation as a valid hypothesis, then which creation story should we belief? There seem to be a number to choose from:

  • The Bakuba account of demiurg
  • The Maasai of Kenya
  • The Mandinka people of southern Mali
  • Voodoos Damballah (Sky-serpent loa and wise and loving Father archetype)
  • The Yoruba creator called Olorun
  • Unkulunkulu, the Zulu creator
  • The Ainu people of Hokkaidō creation myth
  • Hmong creation myth
  • The Korean JoMulJu
  • The Mansi people of Siberia creation myth
  • Buddha Sakyamuni creation myth
  • The Orok people of Sakhali creation myth
  • The god Izanagi and goddess Izanami
  • The first Division-Genesis in Tao Te Ching and partially in I Ching
  • Ancient Finns creation myth
  • The ancient Greek creation story
  • The Voluspa Norse creation myth
  • The Buddhist Trimurti of Brahma (the Creator) creation myth
  • The Sikh Scripture, Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) creation myth
  • Surat Shabda Yoga creation myth
  • The Babylonian creation myth
  • The Ennead creation myth
  • The Ogdoad creation myth
  • In Hermeticism creation myth
  • The Muslim creation story found in the Qur’an.
  • Jews and Christians creation myth
  • Mandaeism creation myth
  • The Zoroastrian story of creation
  • Mesopotamian creation myth
  • Kiowa Apache creation myth
  • The Coatlique creation myth
  • Cherokee creation myth
  • Choctaw creation myth
  • The Digueno creation
  • Hopi creation myth
  • Inuit Indian creation myth
  • Iroquois creation myth
  • Lakota creation myth
  • Maidu creation myth
  • Navajo mythology
  • Seminole creation myth
  • Tlingit creation myth
  • Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime
  • Polynesian creation myth
  • Hawaiian Māui and Kumulipo creation myths
  • The Māori creation myth
  • Tagalog creation myth
  • The Incan creation myth
  • The Maya of Mesoamerica creation myth recounted in the book “Popol Vuh”
  • Mormonism creation myth
  • Raëlism creation myth
  • Scientologists creation myth

To my mind, all of these have exactly the same evidence supporting them - none.

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