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Essay / Iroquois creations: the creation of the world
There is even a battle between good and evil, defining the moral rightness of life. These sacrosanct similarities go beyond these two creation stories. In the creation story of Christianity, there is an all-powerful being who said “let there be light” (Genesis) and the universe began its existence. Later in this story, there is a clear battle between good and evil, defining the morals that everyone must live by. This story even goes so far as to have God create humans and breathe life into them, only to have them ultimately fail to achieve their goal. These similarities are found in the creation stories of several cultures. With such a vast majority of the world believing a certain way. One cannot help but accept that there is a Supreme Being who created everything and placed humanity here for a reason, perhaps this Supreme Being simply was not created.