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A discussion of the peculiar fact that, according to 2014 polls, 56% of Americans, including many atheists, believe that Adam and Eve were real people; whereas, many are ignorant of the fact that the story of Adam and Eve, deriving from the Egyptian clay creation myth, means the following:
Clay (Adam) + Breath (Eve) = Life
Article on the clay creation myth:
eoht.info/page/Clay+creation+myth
Article on 2014 Adam and Eve belief poll:
slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_nature/2014/12/creationism_poll_how_many_americans_believe_the_bible_is_literal_inerrant.html
An Atheist Asks: Was Eve the First Scientist? Video by Kristi Winters:
youtube.com/watch?v=gHKDNo2eERY
Adam and Eve cartoon video (2012):
youtube.com/watch?v=A_a6RjR_AHY
Adam and Eve clay animation video (2009):
youtube.com/watch?v=H2Hva56zVBY
Song: Bike Rides by The Green Orbs in YouTube Audio Library
“Do you, good people, believe that Adam and Eve were created in the Garden of Eden and that they were forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge? I do. The church has always been afraid of that tree. It still is afraid of knowledge. Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas. So does whiskey. I believe in the brain of man.”
— Clarence Darrow (c.1925)
“In the Bible, a woman was made from a man. In real life, a man is made from a woman.”
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana (c.2010)
A discussion of the peculiar fact that, according to 2014 polls, 56% of Americans, including many atheists, believe that Adam and Eve were real people; whereas, many are ignorant of the fact that the story of Adam and Eve, deriving from the Egyptian clay creation myth, means the following:
Clay (Adam) + Breath (Eve) = Life
Article on the clay creation myth:
eoht.info/page/Clay+creation+myth
Article on 2014 Adam and Eve belief poll:
slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_nature/2014/12/creationism_poll_how_many_americans_believe_the_bible_is_literal_inerrant.html
An Atheist Asks: Was Eve the First Scientist? Video by Kristi Winters:
youtube.com/watch?v=gHKDNo2eERY
Adam and Eve cartoon video (2012):
youtube.com/watch?v=A_a6RjR_AHY
Adam and Eve clay animation video (2009):
youtube.com/watch?v=H2Hva56zVBY
Song: Bike Rides by The Green Orbs in YouTube Audio Library
“Do you, good people, believe that Adam and Eve were created in the Garden of Eden and that they were forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge? I do. The church has always been afraid of that tree. It still is afraid of knowledge. Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas. So does whiskey. I believe in the brain of man.”
— Clarence Darrow (c.1925)
“In the Bible, a woman was made from a man. In real life, a man is made from a woman.”
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana (c.2010)
