theme 2: Beginnings?
Do all families and cultures have their favourite origin stories? Maybe!?
Let’s explore ideas about the origins of worlds,
of us and the stories we tell about them.
Those stories tell us something about ourselves, I reckon.
2.1 Every culture has origin stories. Why are humans so keen about them?
Wait, are they keen!? Yeah no, that’s a given. There’s research…
2.2 If science can give us good theories about the origins of everything, why do humans persist with less scientific versions?
I like the word “persist”. Persist! PERSIST!!!! And not just cos it reminds me of persimmons…
2.3 Once someone is born, what does it take to make them a person?
a. potato gems
b. more potato gems
c. what is it with you and potato gems!?
d. all of the above
2.4 When do you feel most ‘human’?
When you make mistakes? When you really connect? When you throw something at the bin long distance and it goes in first try?
2.5 How does having a sense of the origin of things help you as a person?
hmm, couldn’t think of anything ‘funny’ to put here. DM me if you have a brainwave, yeah?