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What role, if any, does a creation story play in the formation of a religion?
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Running head: FORMATION OF A RELIGION
Formation of a Religion
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FORMATION OF A RELIGION
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The story of how the world and everything inside it came to be is one of the strongest
catalysts of any religion. People from different communities and backgrounds each have a belief
of how their world came to be. They all have the first people to be created in their community by
a supreme and divine being; God. In turn, these people offer their gratitude to their creator
through some form of worship. When done a number of times during a specific period, this
practice is what births a religion. Religion is the belief in and worship of a supernatural being of
immense power who controls everything in the world (Myhre, 2009). People believe that the
only way to communicate with this being is through prayer or offering of sacrifices. This being is
omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient, therefore, people believe that no matter their location
or the time, any prayer or sacrifice they offer will be received.
There are common beliefs across all religion that make one wonder if at one point there
was only one God. Such a belief is that God has the ability to see every action that each
individual makes and everyone is judg...
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