Although humans might not be perfect from the instant they were created, they can be improved by their human potential to maximize their human abilities. Since God and Maheo had very different ideas of how they created each of their worlds, this led to many different things that consequently had happened in each of their creation stories. God thought that humans could be tested to see if they had reached their highest peak of human potential by giving them different temptations. Maheo had the idea of having animals come first and then humans, the opposite of God’s ideas, but the humans used the animal’s abilities to maximize their own potential. Although both Genesis and How the World was Made has provided humans with chances to strive by
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Although the humans might not have a major role in the creation story, they can be given wildlife in nature to maximize their human potential. It states, “at those times, Maheo, with the help of his Power, created animals to feed and care for the people” (Marriott,Rachlin 26). Even though the humans were not created first they have a strong relationship with Maheo because he needed humans to roam the earth and utilize the animals as food. Maheo wanted his world to have a superior being which were the humans, and they used the animals as food, clothes, weapons, etc to help them in gaining their human potential. Maheo has incredible God-like powers, and he insists on making people live in his world because humans have a chance to become the greatest creatures on the planet. Maheo said to himself that “What good is power, Maheo asked himself, if it is not used to make a world and people to live in it?” (Marriott, Rachlin 24). In this quote it shows how Maheo’s creation of humans is superior to his creation of animals and plants because he specifically says people, not animals or plants. Maheo has presented that humans are the superior being and he granted them the ability to get better. Even though How the World was Made presents animals coming first and then humans, it does not matter, because at the end humans have obtained human potential because the humans are using the animals. The animals were only made in this creation story to further enhance the human’s
Although the humans might not have a major role in the creation story, they can be given wildlife in nature to maximize their human potential. It states, “at those times, Maheo, with the help of his Power, created animals to feed and care for the people” (Marriott,Rachlin 26). Even though the humans were not created first they have a strong relationship with Maheo because he needed humans to roam the earth and utilize the animals as food. Maheo wanted his world to have a superior being which were the humans, and they used the animals as food, clothes, weapons, etc to help them in gaining their human potential. Maheo has incredible God-like powers, and he insists on making people live in his world because humans have a chance to become the greatest creatures on the planet. Maheo said to himself that “What good is power, Maheo asked himself, if it is not used to make a world and people to live in it?” (Marriott, Rachlin 24). In this quote it shows how Maheo’s creation of humans is superior to his creation of animals and plants because he specifically says people, not animals or plants. Maheo has presented that humans are the superior being and he granted them the ability to get better. Even though How the World was Made presents animals coming first and then humans, it does not matter, because at the end humans have obtained human potential because the humans are using the animals. The animals were only made in this creation story to further enhance the human’s