pima creation stroy vs genesus
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The question of man's origin has been debated for thousands of years. All men, regardless of race or religion (even atheists) have a creation story that accounts for man's existence. Most Indian tribes attribute this creation to a Creator, and their stories show great similarities to the creation story outlined in the book of Genesis. Despite the widespread acceptance of the philosophy that the book of Genesis is too a mythological creation story, anthropology has yielded strong evidence in favor of the miraculous events recorded in Genesis. Nearly all people of the world, including the American Indians, have cosmological beliefs that are similar to the Genesis account. Although gross exaggerations have worked their way into their stories through thousands of years of retelling the tales, it is evident that the main points in the Genesis account (chapters 1-11) have been preserved. "Although the Story of Creation was not narrated until the twentieth century, it is little influenced by the origin story in Genesis, which, however Thin Leather probably knew (24)." It is foolish to believe that there was no European influence in the Pima Creation Story.
The Pima Indians believe that The Doctor of the Earth took some clay in his hands, mixed it with his own sweat, and formed it into two figuresa man and a woman. He breathed life into them and they began to walk around...