A challenge for creationists

There's a reason creation myths are called myths: They're myths! Stories. Not true. They were all made up at a time when people became self-aware and started to wonder about the universe, but hadn't the ability to answer the questions. From the "infancy of our humanity." And yes, this includes the story in your religion's special book, too. It's not special just because it's the one you happened to have learned in Friday/Saturday/Sunday/home school.

I have a challenge for you. Google the term "creation myths" and spend a good half-hour reading as many as you can, all the while keeping in mind that somewhere out there, there is (or at least was) someone or some many who believe the myth you're reading is true. I think you'll find that to be quite silly. Then, once you've got a taste for the goofy stories people fall for, go ahead and read the one you believe in one more time, and read it well. Notice any similarities?

This is what happens when creationism gets out of control:

Water collected after Noah's flood, it breached its earthen dam, and the water rushed in very quickly and carved out the canyon in a matter of weeks.

That's Mark Looy, Creation Musem co-founder, explaining how the Grand Canyon was created. Any 5th-grader worth his salt in science class knows this is a bunch of nonsense. Sigh. I can't write anymore about this. It gives me all kinds of bad feelings.