The Mayans have a pretty good one. So do the Hindus. The Hebrews' Genesis story is quite charming. But my favorite is the ancient Egyptian creation story, far older than these.
It all started when the creator-God masturbated. His seed turned into all the later deities. They created the world. One of them, Osiris, became both man and God, died and was resurrected, and gives eternal life to all those who believe in him and remember him in the sacred meal of bread and wine.
Should our children in schools be offered these creation accounts too, side by side with the scientific story? Then they could make up their own minds.
JK, of course.
2007-03-23 08:17:39 · 13 answers · asked by fra59e 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Teach one, teach them all - in the same class - as an elective.
No preaching allowed.
Public school is not a pulpit.
2007-03-30 22:29:25 · answer #1 · answered by pepper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean: should the world's creation stories all be taught in public schools? -- of course not, unless a course in mythology is to be offered! To teach creationism as science is absurdity besides being unconstitutional in the United States, since most of those legends are based upon a religious belief of some sort or another. Public schools have an obligation to teach scientifically: that which is provable or is theoretical based upon science; creationism is neither, obviously, and should be confined to church schools. That said, though, if school boards about the country are somehow managing to insert creationism into their schools' curricula, then, by all means, they must teach the entire gamut of such stories in order not to discriminate against religions which are not Christian. Do you imagine that the preceding will occur?? When hell is abolished! The objective, essentially, is to force Christianity into our public schools; hopefully, the Supreme Court (conservative as it is presently) will still be enabled to see the agenda behind such attempts and will rule against them!
2007-03-23 10:33:21 · answer #2 · answered by Lynci 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is not the Egytion story. Ra came from a lotus flower on the water and created the other gods.
I think that if you're going to teach any creation story, you should teach them all. It's only fair.
2007-03-23 08:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by Kharm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-03-31 08:14:00 · answer #4 · answered by ChaliQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this one, "Scientific speculation postulates a time continuem of possibly 7 to 10 billion years to create a universe based on rock formations and conjectures of overpaid academics....but we really don't know."
2007-03-23 08:36:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If one is taught, teach all, as there is more then one religion on this country, be sure to include the one about the giant invisible flying spaghetti monster!
2007-03-23 08:27:26 · answer #6 · answered by Doctor Robotnik 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Asked a couple weeks ago - yes.
With supporting physical evidence if you wish them taught as science. Evolution too - no more "We know evolution is true" stuff.
2007-03-23 08:26:12 · answer #7 · answered by awayforabit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a primary or secondary public school - NO.
In college as a elective class on theology - WHY NOT.
2007-03-23 08:32:50 · answer #8 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No just the Biblical one, the real one, should be taught
2007-03-31 08:03:50 · answer #9 · answered by Irishmen4LIFE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And when would we have time to teach things that are actually worth something?
2007-03-23 08:27:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋