@Ep1cFac3pa1m to AtheismEnglish • 1 year agoSo who created the creator ?imagemessage-square39arrow-up1189arrow-down134file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1155arrow-down1imageSo who created the creator ?@Ep1cFac3pa1m to AtheismEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square39file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoLet’s goooo Native American creation storiez
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkEnglish1•1 year agoI don’t think you’re understanding the reference. It comes from Hindu creation mythology. But only out of convenience’ sake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 year agoI think the truth lies in the middle https://ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Creation-Story-Turtle-Island.pdf Edit: and here’s another for good measure https://deadlystory.com/page/culture/articles/World_s_Indigenous_Peoples_Day/Turtle_Island
minus-squareMidnittelinkfedilink1•1 year agoVery relatedly, it’s also contained in an anecdote Bertrand Russell reportedly experienced.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoI like The Discworld interpretation. As Terry Pratchett notes, the Turtle is capable of swimming through the aether of space, hence doesn’t need to be on anything.
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkEnglish2•1 year agoI’ve heard it attributed to multiple people, going all the way back to Thomas Henry Huxley, so who knows?
Let’s goooo Native American creation storiez
I don’t think you’re understanding the reference. It comes from Hindu creation mythology. But only out of convenience’ sake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down
I think the truth lies in the middle
https://ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Creation-Story-Turtle-Island.pdf
Edit: and here’s another for good measure
https://deadlystory.com/page/culture/articles/World_s_Indigenous_Peoples_Day/Turtle_Island
Very relatedly, it’s also contained in an anecdote Bertrand Russell reportedly experienced.
I like The Discworld interpretation. As Terry Pratchett notes, the Turtle is capable of swimming through the aether of space, hence doesn’t need to be on anything.
I’ve heard it attributed to multiple people, going all the way back to Thomas Henry Huxley, so who knows?