Non- Christians, can you see the beauty in the Genesis tale of creation?

Question

Ok so most of us agree that the story of creation is not fact. What I want to know is that if we take out the arguement as to whether it is a true account or not do you see any beauty in the story itself. I think that as a concept it is quite beautiful is quite a wonderful way of explaining creation to a community that wouldnt have understood science the way we can now.

Answer 1

I see the beauty of the creation story. I agree it is a wonderful way of explaining the creation. I also admire a lot of other myths of creation. They all have a certain appeal to them when one thinks of them metaphorically.

Answer 2

It was a very well thought out story... and yes, it is a story to be admired... im being honest... people went to alot of trouble.. and i appreciate that... i think when the Bible was written, there was no other way to explain how life began... so the story of creation according to the Bible is fascinating...

But...

What i find even more amazing is evolution... and whether there is more life on other planets... and just how big IS the universe? The Bible is the Bible... there isnt much more to discover about the story... but scientology is interesting... it motivates the mind... and thats why alot of people are so interested in it.

Answer 3

I see much more beauty in the natural world. The Book of Genesis I find confusing, especially the part about God creating Day and Night BEFORE He created the greater and lesser lights to rule the day and night.
You talk as if there are real Christians in this world. My personal belief is that to follow someone it is imperative to interpret them correctly, and I don't believe there is anyone that has, yet.
Don't get me wrong. I love Jesus. I lost someone I thought was worthy of worship way back in 1974 and was a ship without a rudder until just a short while ago. There is absolutely NOTHING better in life than having somebody worthy of worship, and Jesus is.
I do like your last sentence. I find much wisdom in it. I'm afraid the human community is still misinterpreting their data, though, and still living in the DARK ages. No exceptions. I believe the scientific community is very arrogant in that they won't even look at the Bible and the religious community is the same way, they embrace science when it gives them good things but when it hurts their fragile egos, well it is another story.
I've got tons and tons and tons to say, but obviously space and time are limited.
I meditated on Revelation 13 for two years the probable meaning of it when it hit me. I was in absolute, total, shock. A friend then suggested I read the Dead Sea Scrolls and when they described my hair color, the tiny moles on my thighs, my education, etc. (the King of Kings, Lord of Lords has a NAME written on his thigh), the shock wasn't nearly as bad as when I discovered what I consider to be the true meaning of 666.
Consider this: I saw a beast rise out of the sea, 2,000 years BEFORE your science teacher did. (or Darwin). I saw a beast come out of the caves and drop bombs, 2,000 years BEFORE the fact. They even list the atomic number of carbon, 666, the backbone element of life as we know it. I find this beautiful, and Einstein agrees. As he said, "The most beautiful and profound religious emotion one can experience is the sensation of the mystical......"
Every question I get answered 10 more come to mind. I feel like a nine year old trapped in a fifty year old body. Knowledge seems to be infinite. That makes us reaaaaaaaaaly stupid. i admit it. That's what separates me from most folks.

P.S. Ecclisastes 3-18 supports my interpretation of 666. forty years of listening to preachers and I"ve never heard that verse.
Isaiah 27-11 supports my view that intelligence and morality are actually one and the same.

Answer 4

You mean the story about how god created humans out of dirt and then set up an ambush and sat in waiting until eve came and along and was tricked? How all original sin is blamed on the woman even though the man did exactly the same thing? No. It's not a beautiful story. It's a story of a jealous and somewhat unstable god who comes across as a real jerk. Not to mention the overt sexism.

Answer 5

Yes, most of the Bible has a sort of aesthetic appeal to it. The Biblical account is also more straightforward and "clean" than a lot of other mythological accounts. Other mythologies always start with objects or other beings besides God. The Bible starts with a Void, which makes more sense to me, if you are talking about the creation of the universe.

Answer 6

Beautiful?! It is a boring story that contradicts itself before you even get to page two. Genesis 1 says that man and woman were created together on the last day. Genesis 2 says that Adam was created early on before the animals and that Eve was made from one of his ribs near the end of creation.

Answer 7

As far as creation myths go, it's toward the bottom of the scale. The Norse story of creation is much better. The Bible needs frost giants.

Answer 8

Genisis (when correctly translated from the original Hebrew) is in exact agreement with modern day science. Read it carefully

Let there be light = Big Bang
Water = transient matter
Let the earth bring forth the creatures of the sea = evolution
Face of the deep = event horizon

Answer 9

You mean the whole : "First God made heaven & earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters." bit?

It's a bit heavy-handed and light on facts but not bad; it has a certain austere beauty. Of course, the exact wording will depend on which translation you read.

Answer 10

I'm a non christian and honestly I just don't get it. The whole story confuses me.
Adam and Eve have children, Cain, Abel and Seth, as far as I can tell these are all male children.

Where do the rest of us come from?

Also, doesn't it kind of seem like it is just an easy way to make the woman look stupid? And her eating fruit doesn't really seem like a good reason for me to have to suffer in childbirth.


(Please Christian people do not attack me, I am not part of your faith, I'm simply answering a question, and it's ok if you think I'm going to hell. I don't study your religion, so if my questions are ridiculous to you, please ignore them.)