Sentences with phrase «biblical creation myth»

The Biblical creation myth is not unique, even as some argue it handily explains the creation of matter, time and energy — so does Orphic mythology.

If you can't, then you have to concede that your biblical creation myth is false, ok?

Since you're a scientist, you ought to be able to site the evidence that leads you to the conclusion that the biblical creation myth has any credibility at all.

The believer may claim that but have no evidence of that — the biblical creation myth is incorrect and it is the only thing offered as evidence.

Not exact matches

As has been pointed out to you countless times, science has shown that the biblical myths of creation and life are not true — they are simply stories invented to satisfy an ignorant populace.

Most biblical stories were adoptions of earlier myths and legends, such as the virgin birth, creation and Noah's flood.

Some people don't like the notion of a universe forming from quantum foam, but, instead, would much rather imagine a god forming the universe, which is why we have thousands of creation myths, including the two biblical ones, the one written by the Priestly Source in Genesis 1 and the older creation myth written by the Jahwist in Genesis 2, which borrow from older Sumerian mythology.

Some people don't like the notion of a universe forming from quantum foam, but, instead, would much rather imagine a god forming the universe, which is why we have thousands of creation myths, including the two biblical ones, the one written by the Priestly Source in Genesis 1 and the older creation myth written by the Jahwist in Genesis 2, myths which borrow from older Sumerian mythology.

(2) Evolution has often been taught with the implication that it was a rejection of the biblical creation account, by ignoring or dismissing the creation stories as prescientific myths surpassed by superior modern versions.

Thirdly, if it did support the biblical view of creation, it would equally support ANY religious view of creation that has the Universe popping into existence at a discrete point in time, including the richly diverse and inconsistent Hindu, Norse and Aboriginal Australian and Native American creation myths.

The difference between the Biblical and non-Biblical conceptions of myth is indeed implicitly recognized by HBK, for it quotes Alfred Jeremias's definition of Biblical myth: «Myth in the narrower sense... is one of the supreme creations of the human spimyth is indeed implicitly recognized by HBK, for it quotes Alfred Jeremias's definition of Biblical myth: «Myth in the narrower sense... is one of the supreme creations of the human spimyth: «Myth in the narrower sense... is one of the supreme creations of the human spiMyth in the narrower sense... is one of the supreme creations of the human spirit.

And if evolutionary theory can be accommodated by calling creation accounts myths, presumably other aspects of the biblical world need to be corrected or altered in meaning when confronted by materials from more sources of knowledge than I wish to list.