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 ChaosIn Greek mythology, Chaos—or Khaos—was the first thing to exist, the vacant space from which all earthly and divine things arose. According to the ancient Greeks, it was made up of the four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Sometimes personified as the most ancient of gods, it appears in various legends attributing the creation of all things to either the goddess Eurynome or the goddess Gaea—each of whom has been said to have risen from Chaos. Who gave the word "chaos" its modern meaning? More...
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A physician, an engineer and a lawyer are discussing who created the universe.
The physician said - out of the chaos God created man and I helped man/woman endure.
The engineer said - out of the chaose God created the mountains and the streams and I helped nature create marvelous things.
The lawyer said - Ah, yes - but you can only thank me for creating the chaos.
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The article credits Ovid with giving the word its modern meaning, but that happened in 8 AD. It's had its "modern" connotation for quite a long time.
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 "gaping void", from the verb χαίνω "gape, be wide open", - and mouths are wide open...
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I love the picture with this story!
I am carrying my heart~I am carrying my rhythm~I am carrying my prayers~But you can't kill my spirit~It's soaring and strong (Paula Cole's Me Lyrics)***We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We ARE spirtual beings having a human experience.(T.deChardin)***There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. (Albert Einstein)
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Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.
George Santayana
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