Five Creation Myths After reading five myths about the creation of the universe, I can identify several similarities and differences that appear in the stories. The most obvious similarity in the stories is the presence of a god (or goddess) t hat brought the universe to its present state. He or she brought light from darkness, produced sea and land to make the Earth, and populated it with plant and animal life. Differences are easy …
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…in the story. The Christians feel that faith and trust in God are important to live with. Looking at the same sort of story written by very different cultures is an interesting way to learn about different ways that people can and do think. If one knows about different ways of thought, one can break out of the shell of regu larity and do something different that is still a reasonable, possible way of life.