Holts,+Stephen

__**Topic Question**__

How does a religion's creation myth affect the lives of the religion's followers?
Introduction

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 * ~Christianity's story of Adam and Eve is a story that is known by almost everyone. It explains to all followers of the Bible that God created our world in seven days. In the process of creating life as we know it, he took the time to create humans. **=====

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"Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."- =====
 * GEN 1:26 **

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 * SURAH 35, AYAT 11-12: ** "11 Allah created you from dust, then from a little fluid, then He made you pairs (the male and female). No female beareth or bringeth forth save with His knowledge. And no one groweth old who groweth old, nor is aught lessened of his life, but it is recorded in a Book. Lo! that is easy for Allah." =====

**~Hindus however, have a very different creation myth. A Hindu creation hymn describes time before life as this: **
“There was neither non-existence nor existence. There was neither the realm of space nor the sky which is beyond. There was neither death neither immortality. There was no distinguishing sign of day or night. That One breathed by its own impulse. Other than that, there was nothing beyond.”

First, to know how a religion's creation story effects the lives of the followers, you must know the religion's creation story. Once you know the story, you'll know (or at least have an idea of) how the creation myth affects the lives of the followers.
 * __Analysis__**

This could explain why Hindu's have such a deep love and respect for the planet Earth. They don't want to see Brahma's creation destroyed. Hindus see the world as a gift from Brahma, and like a gift, you're supposed to treat it with great care. So the Hindu creation myth affected Hindus in the way that they see value in the world around them.
 * Hinduism**
 * //According to the beliefs of Hindus, Vishnu's servant Brahma created the Earth, sky, and heavens out of three lotus flower petals.//**

//**According to Muslim beliefs, Allah is all knowing and all powerful. He created us all from dust and a little bit of liquid. "No female beareth or bringeth forth save with His knowledge. And no one groweth old who groweth old, nor is aught lessened of his life, but it is recorded in a Book. Lo! that is easy for Allah."**// This could explain why Muslims are so devout in their worship. Allah is all powerful, and someone who is all powerful should be worshiped at all times. The Quran makes Allah seem very intimidating and powerful. This explains why Muslims pray so much. They fear and respect the power of Allah.
 * Islam**

//**Christians believe that God created the world as we know it in a week. In that week he created man. "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. " - Genesis 1:27**// This could explain why Christians love the human race. Growing up as a Christian, I was always taught to love other people as I would a brother or a sister. That's what every Christian grows up hearing. "Love thy neighbor as you would yourself." and of course, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Christians are supposed to love one another because we were created together. God put us on this Earth together, so for us not to love each other is like saying you don't want to be here.
 * Christianity**

media type="youtube" key="t4BizSFMDC0" width="425" height="350" Please enjoy this video comparing the three religions.

Final __Thoughts__

So, how does a religion's creation myth affect the lives of the religion's followers?
A religion's creation myth greatly affects the religion's followers. People take directions on how they're supposed to live from their creation stories. Hindus love the Earth because it was created from a flower petal. Muslims praise Allah all the time because he is all powerful. Christians love each other because we were created together in God's image. It all depends on what your religion of belief tells you, and what your morals are. Who knows which religion is right? Maybe we should be more like Hindus and respect our planet. Or more like Muslims be respectful. Maybe we should be more like Christians and love each other. Maybe we should do all three. Let these three creation myths guide us, and maybe the world might be a better place.

Bibliography

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~Antuña, Pablo. "The Hindu Creation Story." Hinduism Beliefs. Web. 03 Dec. 2010. . =====

~ "Hindu Creation Story." //Internet for Learning - Virtual Web Server Host//. Web. 03 Dec. 2010. .

~Islamic Civilization. 1990. Web. 02 Dec. 2010. .