Posthuman Stories Are Creation Myths Turned Upside Down

Creation myths tap into the same kind of issues as post-human SF, albeit sometimes turned upside-down: "Where are we going?" instead of "Where did we come from?" "What does it mean to be human or to play god?"

Sean Williams, whose Mieville-esque epic fantasy The Crooked Letter combines all the world's religions into one Darwinian package (and is available as a free download) explains how religious creation myths mirror the posthuman narrative.