The Chinese, Ugandans, Blackfoot Indians, and the book of genesis all have myths about how modern society came to be. They all have similarities, but it is the differences that makes the myths unique. Some differences include: The Ugandans have a deity concerned about humanity, The chinese god created the heaven and Earth, The blackfoot indians believed that their world just existed, The book of genesis has neither a male or female creator.
What's significant about the fact that four different groups of people on four different spots of the planet at different times in history came to the same conclusion about the unknown is that people in the same or different society emigrate another place and it has the people adopt the same concept in their own myth. For instance in the Chinese, Ugandan, Blackfoot Indian, and the Book of Genesis all have the same concept that the Earth was made in an orderly manner. It also helps people explain the unknown the people are scared of. Another way they are all similar is that they all have a calm god because maybe in each place they have a calm society without chaos and anarchy. These are all reason that people could have created myths and different legends and had other people believe it: it all starts with the same fundamentals.
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This shows that humanity is very creative and can think of many ways that the earth was created and how all things and people were created. It also shows that different people have different beliefs about how the earth and everything in it came about. All of humanity knows that there is a way the earth scientifically came about about, but that doesn't hold them back from creating stories about a different way it could've happened. people want to think that there's another way something could've happened, no matter the situation.
The concepts of divinity and creation have existed since the dawn of human conscious, yet despite our supposed differences each tale shares surprisingly similar traits. Though at first glance the multiple myths of creation may appear to be different, they share traits such as a supreme god, multiple minor god for minor implications, and the idea that humanity was spawned from these creatures. Though some creation myths differentiate from this concept slightly, the idea of a supreme or chief god is widespread, examples include the Norse god Odin and the Roman god Jupiter. The abilities of the supreme god are commonly linked with the sky or weather, for most ancient cultures perceive these forces as supreme. The ancient cultures, though believing within a supreme god, believed in subsequently minor divinity for smaller tasks, such as crops and health. When at first glance multiple myths share one singular constant, the manifestation of humanity through divine will. The myths and legends of the world demonstrates a constant within humanity behavior and perception.
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