![When those myths were created, when the Bible was written, man didn't know what an atom or a germ was, or where the sun went at night, or why the women got pregnant. [Laughs.] They needed stories to answer the questions.](/assets/img/quote-photos/when-those-myths-were-created-when-the-bible-was-written-man-didnt-know-what-a.jpg)
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