Water And Religion Essay

Water is what keeps our world spinning, from plants and animals, to organisms and human beings. It wasn't until this semester, that I received a deeper appreciation of this liquid that we sometimes take for granted. Being around water since birth is what inspired my topic, “Water and Religion.” I was baptized as a baby, and now in my twenties I am wondering why water played such a crucial role. I will dive back in time to see where earths water came from, who were the first to use it, who created baptisms, and talk about many other religions who hold water so dear to their hearts. The study of water on earths surface dates us back to 4.6 billion years ago, when all of the worlds inner solar systems were still forming. With our planet being cover 70% percent by water, you would think we would have a pretty good sense of where it came from, however scientist still aren't a hundred percent sure of how water came to be. There are many theories such as, wet comets, asteroids and meteors hitting earths surface leaving water molecules behind. This sounded like it may be true, but many people have argued that any water molecules that we're present as the planets forming would have evaporated or been blown off into space. For just …show more content…
To learn about the powerful role water plays throughout our lives pushed me to educate my generation and the next about how precious it is. No matter how different the religions are, we all have one thing in common, that being water. The key role many of the religious had in common was keeping the water pure, yet most of the water we have access to is contaminated and life threatening. If we start to respect water as much as we respect our Gods, then just maybe can get back to the state of purity we once were. Not only is water precious, but it is up to the human race to keep it pure and plentiful for generations to