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Genesis Creation Myth: A Comparative Analysis

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Philosophical skepticism represents the idea that knowledge, such as the existence of an external world, cannot be known for certain. If we were to stipulate a that it is possible for God (or another omnipotent being) to exist, we can derive a skeptical hypothesis for the case where the world exists but was created only yesterday. In the Genesis creation myth¹, it is said that God created the Heavens and the Earth in six days, resting on the seventh. When the stars were created, their light had to be visible from Earth to light up the Heavens. When the trees were created, they had to be grown and bearing fruit for nutrients. When Adam and Eve were created, they were adults knowing how to walk, speak, and survive. In each of these cases, God
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