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I can understand how some may think that God is just an agreed upon being to explain the unexplainable. For a while I believed in that, too. I changed my mind when I learned about a man who claimed to be of God, who only knew of loving, healed the sick, and gave his life for the rest of humanity. I hope I didn't scare anyone. On a lighter note, I think the plural usage of moose should be "meese." -Matt Pulley | I can understand how some may think that God is just an agreed upon being to explain the unexplainable. For a while I believed in that, too. I changed my mind when I learned about a man who claimed to be of God, who only knew of loving, healed the sick, and gave his life for the rest of humanity. I hope I didn't scare anyone. On a lighter note, I think the plural usage of moose should be "meese." -Matt Pulley | ||
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| + | Calloway's book discussed in detail the pillaging and capitalization of Native American resources by early European settlers, even mentioning incidents where they were willing to change the text of contracts or give gifts infested with smallpox to get ahead. Do any qualities of these early pilgrims's still exist in the American Society of today? Would something like this happen again if given the opportunity? - Adam Shlossman | ||
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| + | After reading the Iroquois Creation Story I became rather fascinated with this ancient religion. Does any evidence of this religion still exist in America? Are their any sort of shrines to the Sea Turtle? Also, how is it that Native Americans of the NE who had never seen the sea could even know sea turtles existed, let alone accept that one could be their ultimate creator? - Adam Shlossman | ||
