[The Christian] Augustine of Hippo (354-430) wrote De Genesi ad litteram libri duodecim wherein he lamented the Roman Catholic Church's acceptance and teaching of the falsehoods in the Bible (most notably Genesis I and Genesis II). His argument was that teaching these falsehoods was harmful to the Church, mocked the creator of the world, and made Christians the objects of derision. Coyote Wicca agrees with that sentiment. A religion should teach only that which is true; it should never teach that which is known to be false, nor that which is unsupported by sufficient evidence. It is the opinion of Coyote Wiccans that anything less than the truth is unworthy of humanity. As such, Coyote Wicca does not teach the "paranormal." There are many other Trads, covens, and solitaries within Wicca that can provide the "paranormal" for those who desire it. Coyote Wicca is existential and not transcendental: its chief object of worship is life and the veneration of our only home, Earth. We use the word "Goddess" to express this veneration, in the same sense that some ancient Greek, Roman, Celtae, and other cultures used the word: archetypically[1] and metaphorically[2]. Coyote Wiccans have adopted Robert Green Ingersoll's explanation of what is meant by "THE TRUTH.". Truth is the embracement of reason and the renunciation of belief. Truth is being intellectually honest despite political consequences. Truth is the enemy of racism, hatred and bigotry, as such feelings and beliefs are bereft of reason. Respect for truth is innoculation against tyrany, mob mentality, and a host of brutality, as these unworthy abominations are unreasonable. "All should be taught that usefulness is the bud and flower and fruit of real religion." Nature herself provides the only sacred scriptures. [1] ARCHETYPE: 1. An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype: "'Frankenstein,' 'Dracula,' 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' are the archetypes that have influenced all subsequent horror stories" (New York Times). 2. An ideal example of a type; quintessence. [2] METAPHOR: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles" or "All the world's a stage" (Shakespeare). 2. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol: "The high-rise garbage repository is a metaphor for both accomplishment and failure" (Richard Sever).