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Islamic myths are mostly actually plagiarized from the Christian ones, both biblically and in terms of modern creationism. If you read Islamic creationist literature, it's pretty much lifted from American evangelical literature.

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Richard Dawkins
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: March 26
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