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I also think that exploring different creation stories from other parts of the world would be an interesting discussion topic. | I also think that exploring different creation stories from other parts of the world would be an interesting discussion topic. | ||
-- Courtney Newcomb | -- Courtney Newcomb | ||
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| + | I had never actually read any of the Bible until I read the Genesis portion in the reading. I never realized it was written in such a storytelling kind of way, not unlike the creation stories of the Native Americans. It is interesting to think about why different groups of people believe different things and how religious beliefs are formed.- Jake Guralnik | ||
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| + | I know that there are groups of Chirstians today that take the Bible extremely literally, while some only use the stories to base their morals and don't take it word for word. I wonder if this is true of the Native Americans, or if they all take their stories as absolute truth.- Jake Guralnik | ||
