Amos asks, "Which stories are the preferable, or more useful, or more widely dependable?"

Ah, but Amos, I think that the best stories are those that enable us to think our own thoughts more deeply and more broadly, rather than leading us to think in a certain way dictated by another source - and that is something that myth can do, if we accept myth as myth.

It's interesting to see how many religious people deny this biblical truth: "And God saw that it was good." To me, that's the most important message of the creation stories - that we are surrounded by goodness and beauty that should be treated with awe and respect.

-Joe-