Sumerian creation myth

By keeping the creation of the monster a secret, Victor continually puts many of his family and friends at risk. By letting people know of his creation, Victor could have possibly killed the monster and ended both of their despairs forever. An example of selfish secrets is in Chapter 22 where Victor says, “I avoided explanation and…

the happening, it is actual truth from the beginning. The creation is the beginning and you have to believe it to be or not at all. This was what took place in the creation from the very first beginning. The biblical scripture is where the hard task of converting those of disbelief to the truth of the matter. This is where the real teacher of the story will come into play to soften the heart of all those who disbelief in believing the creation. The Christian education, involvement of this is not…

frameworks, which only focus on analyzing suppliers, customers and the threats of a new entry in the market. While these theoretical frameworks have been helpful in providing insightful information, they hardly reveal the prevailing logic of value creation. As a result, new bases of competitive advantage are rapidly gaining popularity due to technological changes that have transformed the global business landscape. The emergence of new models has given a different view of competitive advantage…

However, using a bit of logic and some remedial science and some evidence from Scripture, we can posit that the days in the Genesis account were normal days. First, if the days were long periods of time, and the order of creation remains intact, then we would have plants on day 3 and millions (or billions) of years later the Sun, Moon and stars would be formed. Then eons later animals appear. This is a problem for the plants which require light for photosynthesis and animals…

time in obsessing over a safe path to choose; we will have to trust that whatever room we decide to enter, that we commit ourselves fully in the opportunities before us. While it is firmly established that Sisyphus is doomed for all eternity, the myth does not fully provide an opportunity to fully understand Sisyphus’ perception of his fate. Perhaps he is…

It is only natural for one to be struck with curiosity about life; particularly, past life events that simply have no way of being proved. It is easy to recognize the existence of some things due to items such as artifacts, bones, etc., being preserved—but how could one possibly manifest the truth of a story? Where do you draw the line between a tall tale that was created to teach a lesson and a factual event? For example, the great flood. Civilizations and cultures all around the world have…

Absurdity Wears a Raincoat Name two key distinctions (religion vs. rationality) Both have a notion of the absurd: Camus 's notion of the absurd rests upon the understanding that there is a futility in life yet we continue to live on, despite knowing full well that ultimately life is not a game that may ever be won. Part of what makes this even more of an absurd notion is that introspective man will more or less realize that ultimately never get anything from it other than being able to…

Even Genius People can be Wrong (An Argument against three points in Plato’s The Republic) “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” (Vonnegut) Plato explains the perfect city and their perfect kind. He follows the idea of Vonnegut’s stable community and uses many different ideas to explain how to create this perfect city. Some of his best…

In “The Beauty Myth”, Naomi Wolf describes this myth as “prescribing behavior and not appearance” (Wolf 14). Women try to attain a look that is unattainable and because they are trying so hard to be skinny and attractive, they are distracted from the real problem. The real problem is their lack of control. Society uses the “beauty myth” to distract women from obtaining power. They are told not to eat, and focus on dieting rather…

Happiness and hindsight are two pieces of the same puzzle, that is true for just about anyone as it was mentioned time and time again in Stumbling on Happiness, a book that was really great at pointing out the obvious. When reading a book that takes its title from an accident and then proceeds to remind me that everything I perceive can be one giant lie because of falsified memory and a twisted sense of protection, “[one] does not discover the absurd without being tempted to write a manual of…