Creation Myths Research Paper

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There are so many unknowns about the world around us that no human will ever be able to wrap their head around. Creation myths tries to help humans discover the unknowns by answering who, what, where, when, and why. Who created us? What is our purpose? Where did we come from? When were we created? Why are were we created? It is apart of human nature to wonder and get lost in your mind with the possibilities of this world. Creation stories are around because humans want the idea of cause and effect and it is the simplistic explanation.

Hume observed and stated that, “Without an idea of cause and effect, we would be utterly incapable of making sense of the world around us.” This is one of the reasons why we have creation myths. We all

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