It’s understandable that some religious conservatives are upset with the new religion course at the University of Kansas subtitled “Intelligent Design, Creationisms and other Religious Mythologies.” The term “mythologies” makes it sound as if believing in God as creator is akin to believing in Zeus or the giant turtle god. But as KU provost David Shulenburger explained in a Lawrence Journal-World article, “mythology” is an academic term referring to the common use of stories or rituals, and doesn’t necessarily mean that a story is untrue.
Posted by Phillip Brownlee
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