Monday, November 29, 2010

Romulus and Remus

1. Why were Romulus and Remus both raised away from their uncle?
The king demanded that they would be sent away.

2. How did they both come to be rulers of their land?
They killed the king (their uncle).

3. How did Romulus come to be the only ruler of the land? why?
Romulus and Remus got into a fight and Romulus killed Remus.

4. About what year did all this take place according to the MYTH.
753 BC

5. About what year did this take place according to SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES (archeology)?
1000BC

6. LATIN was the language of Rome. Where does the term 'Latin' come from?
The term originated from the early people of Rome who were from a tribe called Latins.

7. What was the name of the river that Rome was founded near?
Tiber River


8. Describe the difference between a CREATION MYTH and HISTORICAL (or scientific) 'FACT'
People base their ideas on scientific evidence but creation myths were based on what people saw.(their observations)

9. Why is the creation myth more interesting than the science?
Creation myth is more interesting than science because creation myth is based on what you see or hear while science is based on idea and hunch

10. What is our 'creation myth'?
Our creation myth is evolution because of the changes we go through as well as our society.



Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Gods Brahma Vishnu and Shiva

From the video i learned that Brahma is the creator who lives on the earth.Vishnu is the preserver who lives in the sea and Shiva lived in the mountain who is known as the destroyer. Shiva destroyed demons and evil, that's why he is the god of change. Brahma has many faces which represents the one who lives life in the highest awareness or creation that's why he is the creator. Lord Shiva wore a snake around his neck with a raised hood which represents power that can benefit all and he uses this power for changing things within and out. For example the changes we feel in our body like pain and pleasure represent his power. Without change we cant create and to preserve we have to do something which is creation. This means that Creation, Preservation, and Change are one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnN_kl786MY