As Greek mythology goes, the universe was once a big soup of nothingness. Then, two things happened: either Chaos or Gaia created the universe as we know it, or Ouranos and Tethys gave birth to the first beings.
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Michael Ledo
Michael Ledo is the author of a number of titles including: On Earth as it is in Heaven: The Cosmic Roots of the Bible , The Scripture in the Stars , The Bible before Scripture , The Bible Astrology Handbook , The Secret Astrology of the Bible , and Bible Bloopers: Evidence that Demands a Verdict Too!
Michael Ledo has worked as both a radiological chemistry technician and an NRRPT certified radiological controls technician. Currently, he works at the Savannah River National Laboratory. In 1996, he published Bible Bloopers: Evidence That Demands a Verdict Too ! with the Atlanta Freethought Society. He has appeared on talk radio with Sean Hannity and has led seminars at the World Atheist Conference in Atlanta.
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