The Creation Of Religion
The Creation of Religion When an individual sits down and ponders about the world around us with an open mind, countless conclusions can be set on the table. Personally, I find it incredible that a vast majority of these conclusions are not viewed as being incorrect. This is because no one can be certain, and give an exact answer as to how the world around us came to be. Prior to signing up to this class, I have done an immeasurable amount of research about religion and its creation, the creation of the world, and much more regarding these topics. I have read books that were about the topic as well, and have had countless discussions with friends of mine, as most young adults do. And once I sat through an adequate amount of lectures, I realized that the material we were going to cover would be of interest to me. The creation story of the Iroquois rang many bells about former creation stories I had read, and they related in numerous ways. A very good theory about the creation of religion almost immediately came into my train of thought, when we were discussing these topics, in class. First, how the births of many of the gods we speak of could be very much related to astronomical events that take places on certain dates. Next, about how many of the gods have a near identical chronological lifecycle; regarding what happens at specific ages, their preaching’s, miracles they perform, the followers they had, and how each of them were laid to rest. I will touch base with many possible outcomes that could have resulted in this, the people it could affect, and news stories it received. Lastly, I will try and link the creation stories I cover, to Christianity, the largest religion practiced throughout North America. The Iroquois Creation Story was the first story assigned to read this semester; and it was quite interesting, if I must say so myself. The Iroquois believed in two different worlds, the upper, and the lower world. The upper world was
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