[meteorite-list] More Muck from Paul

[Darren Garrison]

Oh, gosh, I guess I owe you an apology when I thought you were just grasping at
straws, coming up with silly inventions to try to twist dime-a-dozen creation
fairy tales (which have been corrupted by centuries of exposure to Christian
symbology) into historical records of past impacts.  But this isn't BS at all!
What a clear story of cometary impact!  Boy, is my face red!

/sarcasm generator


On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:37:37 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>1. Long ago there was a Mighty Snake [comet], and
>beings evil to men.
>2. This Mighty Snake [comet] hated those who were
>there, 
>(and) he greatly disquieted those whom he hated.
>3. He harmed all things, he injured all things, 
>and all were not in peace.
>4. Driven from their homes, the men fought with this
>murderer.
>5. The Mighty Snake [comet] firmly resolved to harm
>the men.
>6. The Mighty Snake [comet] brought three persons
>[fragments?], 
>he brought a monster [impact], 
>he brought rushing water [an impact mega-tsunami].
>7. Between the hills the water rushed and rushed, 
>dashing through and through, destroying much.
>8. Nanabush, the Strong White One, Grandfather of
>beings, Grandfather of men, was on Turtle Island.
>9. There he was walking and creating: 
>and as he passed by, 
>he created the turtle [skin boats?].
>10. Beings and men all went forth, 
>they walked in the floods and shallow waters, 
>down stream there in the turtle [skin boats?]. 
>11. There were many monster fishes, which ate some of
>them.
>12. The Great Mind's daughter came, 
>and helped with her canoe [wooden boat]: 
>she helped all, as they came and came.
>13. Thus Nanabush, Nanabush, the Grandfather of all, 
>the Grandfather of beings, the Grandfather of men, 
>became the Grandfather of the turtle [skin boats?].
>14. The men were then together on the Great Turtle
>[the Earth], like turtles.
>15. Frightened on the Great Turtle [the Earth],
>they prayed that what was spoiled should be restored.
>16. The water ran off, the earth dried, the lakes were
>at rest, 
>all was silent, and the Mighty Snake [comet] departed.
>
>Part III
>1. After the rushing waters [had finished],
> the Lenape of the [Sea] Turtle were close together, 
>living together there in hollow houses..
>2. It froze where they lived, it snowed where they
>lived, it stormed where they lived, it was cold where
>they lived.
>3. At this northern place they spoke favorably 
>of mild, cool (lands), with many deer and buffaloes.
>4. As they journeyed, some being strong, and others
>rich, they separated into house-builders and hunters;
>5. The strongest, the most united, the purest, were
>the hunters.
>6. The hunters showed themselves at the north, at the
>east, at the south, at the west.
>