In this section Ishmael discusses not only religion but science as well. He wants us to view the Bible through evolution and history. The narrator calls the creators “gods” and suggest that they are very persuasive. They are limited to the truth of competition. No matter what they choose, one species will win over the other. They think life is about more than luck. The gods have the power to make change in the world, but the laws of competition will get in the way of that.
Ishmael then draws the narrator's attention to a story that the Takers adopted 2000 years before, believing it was “pregnant with meaning and mystery” (154). Ironically, the Takers took this story as their own even though it was the Leavers who initially told it, in order
Ishmael then draws the narrator's attention to a story that the Takers adopted 2000 years before, believing it was “pregnant with meaning and mystery” (154). Ironically, the Takers took this story as their own even though it was the Leavers who initially told it, in order