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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
I think it's a fairly common theme to all creation myths, that at the beginning, there was chaos, things were not separated, everything was the same, things were not clearly identified and in their rightful place. Then something happened to separate the formless matter into earth, water, air...
In Egyptian mythology, the primeval chaos is still here, and one of the functions of religion (and of the King) is to perform the rituals that ensure the world does not return to chaos.
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That's true, and although there are bits wrong with the detail in the description by Anaxagoras, the concept of everything starting as a primeval pebble spinning is very analogous to Big Bang theories - and these theories are fairly recent developments and build on the scientific shoulders of Giants from the last century or so.
For a philosopher in the BC centuries to have come up with such a thought is somewhat mind-blowing ... and he seems credited with other ideas or
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