DD_3000 asked this question on 5/12/2000:
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Moondog gave this response on 5/12/2000:
Babylonian Creation Myths From the mixing of Apsu (sweet water) and Tiamat (salt water) there arose the gods, Mummu (the waves), and Lakhmu and Lakhamu (gigantic twin serpents). The serpents produced Anshar (heaven) and Kishar (earth). From these two came Anu, Enlil, and Ea, as well as all the other gods of the sky, earth, and underworld. Apsu and Tiamat became angered because of the noise made by such a large group of gods, and began talking about killing off their progeny so they could get some rest. When Ea, the all-knowing, learned of this he used his magic to capture Apsu and Mummu. Tiamat was furious and raised a large army of gods and freaks to battle Ea and his cohorts. Anu and Ea became frightened and Ea created Marduk to battle Tiamat. Marduk promised to do so if he were granted supremacy over all the other gods. All the gods agreed and Marduk, armed with bow and arrows, lightning, the winds, a hurricane, and a special net sallied forth to battle Tiamat. When they clashed, Marduk caught Tiamat in his special net, and as she opened her mouth to swallow him, loosed the hurricane into her mouth. As she swelled from the hurricane within her, Marduk slew her with an arrow into her belly. Then he cast the net again capturing her army within it. These he chained and cast into the underworld. From her corpse the world is created. He was then proclaimed God of the Gods. Another Babylonia Creation Myth In the beginning there was only darkness and water. Out of this Chaos there came many odd creatures: men with wings, two faces, or both; creatures that were male and female combined; humans with goat feet; others who were part horse and part man. These creatures were ruled over by Omorka, the (female) moon. Marduk cut Omorka in two, and separated the the halves into sky and earth, and destroyed all of the odd beings that existed. Then Marduk commanded one of the gods to cut off his head, and from the blood and clay of the earth, he created humans, animals, stars, sun, moon, and everything that is.
DD_3000 asked this follow-up question on 5/13/2000:
Well I guess that is why it is called a myth.
Moondog gave this response on 5/13/2000:
No more a myth than any other, creation myth including yours.
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Moondog gave this follow-up answer on 5/13/2000:
You know I think you missed the point of this little excersise. The point was that not only christian have a creation myth. Many of them much older, and most of these have a flood myth as well. Don't get me wrong I have no desire to try to change your mind about your religion. I believe that every one the right to presue the religion that make them most happy, and give them the spiritual connection with God, because to me that is what religion is about, not right or wrong.
Only a fool can see only one side of the coin.
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