Theories
Jan.26, 2012 in
Religion
Senate panel OKs creationism teaching bill | 2012-01-26 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
The bill allows schools to authorize “the teaching of various theories concerning the origin of life” and specifically mentions “creation science” as one such theory. Creationism is the belief that the Earth and its creatures were created by a deity.
This is really really sad. It’s 2012, and we are still dealing with this (and this and this, etc. etc.). If Dover is any indication, this (and others) will get overturned. Even if not, there are many, many creation myths, so to teach them all would put a tremendous burden on the education system and take years to completely cover.
Here is a partial list (from Wikipedia)…
Creation from chaos
- Enûma Eliš
- Greek cosmogonical myth
- Jamshid creation account
- Kumulipo
- Mandé creation myth
- Pangu
- Raven in Creation
- Sumerian creation myth
- Tungusic creation myth
- Unkulunkulu
- Väinämöinen
- Viracocha
Earth diver
Emergence
Ex nihilo (out of nothing)
- Debate between sheep and grain
- Barton cylinder
- Ancient Egyptian creation myths
- Genesis creation myth (Christianity and Judaism)
- Islam
- Kabezya-Mpungu
- Māori myths
- Mbombo
- Ngai
- Popol Vuh
- Rangi and Papa
World Parent
- Coatlicue
- Enûma Eliš
- Greek cosmogonical myth
- Heliopolis creation myth
- Hiranyagarbha creation
- Kumulipo
- Rangi and Papa
- Völuspá
African
- Fon creation myth
- Kaang creation story (Bushmen)
- Kintu myth (Bugandan)
- Mandé creation myth
- Mbombo (Kuba, Bakuba or Bushongo/Boshongo)
- Ngai (Kamba, Kikuyu and Maasai )
- Unkulunkulu (Zulu)
- Yoruba creation
American
- Coatlicue (Aztec)
- Maya creation of the world myth
- Popol Vuh (Quiché Mayan)
Mid North American
- Anishinaabeg creation stories
- Cherokee creation myth
- Choctaw creation
- Creek creation
- Hopi creation
- Kuterastan (Plains Apache)
- Diné Bahaneʼ (Navajo)
- Raven in Creation (Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian)
- Zuni creation myth
South American
- Legend of Trentren Vilu and Caicai Vilu (Chilean)
- Viracocha (Incan)
Central Asian
East Asian
- Ainu creation myth (Japan)
- Chinese creation myth
- Dangun creation myth (Korean)
- Japanese creation myth
- Nüwa (Chinese)
- Pangu (Chinese)
- Samseonghyeol legend (Korean)
South Asian
- Hiranyagarbha creation (India)
European
- Greek cosmogonical myth
- Pelasgian creation myth (Greek)
- Väinämöinen (Finnish)
- Völuspá (Norse)
Middle Eastern
- Debate between sheep and grain
- Ancient Egyptian creation myths
- Enûma Eliš (Babylonian)
- Genesis creation narrative (Hebrew)
- Islamic creation belief (Arabic)
- Mashya and Mashyana (Persian)
- Sumerian creation myth
Pacific Islander/Oceanic
- Kumulipo (Hawaiian)
- Māori myths
- Rangi and Papa (Māori)
- Sureq Galigo (Buginese)
Why not just teach the truth?
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January 26th, 2012 at 10:27 am
Ugh, all this crap with origin of life… I’d be fine with it if they decided not to teach ANY of it in schools, even the science based ones. Make them elective classes in high school, or pull it out entirely and leave it for them to learn in college or whatever. Might be a little extreme but if it solves the problems of OoL in public school.