From Ancient Times to Modern Times

In our society today, there are many different religions and sects. Despite the many different views they all have, many cannot ignore the similarities they have. In fact, these similarities have all been present and viewed since the ancient times... From the creation viewed by the Mayans and the Bible; the flood viewed by the Bible, Mesopotamian culture, and also the Mayans; and finally the views of death and the afterlife as represented by the Bible, the Mesopotamians, and the Egyptians.

The story of the creation of the world has been represent among many different ancient cultures. If we compare the creation viewed by the Mayans and represented by the Bible, we will find the differences are few. The main differences that are apparent is the  names of the Deities who started the creation and how man was created (however even this is similar).

Now, when the views of the world's creation are compared in the modern times... there are an immense amount of similarities among them. Yet despite these similarities, societies still argue the differences... Yet has anyone ever thought to suggest all the different stories are a result of one ancient story that has been passed down from ancient times and translated so many times to eventually lead to different versions?

Society's confusion on ancient stories does not end at the creation, unfortunately. The confusion and arguments continue into the story of the Flood... Whether it be Noah's Ark as represented by the Bible, The Epic of Gilgamesh as represented by the Mesopotamians, or the flood in general represented in the Mayan's story of creation.  Three different ancient recordings from three ancient cultures, all stating one very defined similarity (despite the differences).... There was a great flood.

        

Many of today's views agree with the Biblical flood(in a religious sense), however there are still other views and stories being shared in many different cultures... many representing a flood. From ancient times to modern times, this story of this great event has been passed down in many different forms and variations.

Finally, many cultures from every time have had some sort of form of an afterlife.  The Egyptians believed in this as to mummify their bodies as to preserve them for their departure into the afterlife. Their belief was this (short hand version); if they were good in this life, Osiris, the God of the underworld, would grant them eternal happiness.

The same general, short hand version, belief can be said about the biblical view of the afterlife... After this life God  will judge them, if they did good in this life they will be granted an eternal happiness. The Mesopotamian view of the afterlife is a little more difficult to interpret as it is represented in a poem.  However sad the poem may seem about a mother singing about the agony of her son's death... The last excerpt of the poem is the son singing back... So the Mesopotamians also believed in some sort of an afterlife.  The same can be said among views in the present time. Many societies, cultures, and religions believe in some sort of afterlife or another.

From cross examining the views, from ancient times to present; of the world's creation, the great flood, and the afterlife, we can see that most views have deep similarities among them. One could even suggest all these stories and views have one, very ancient, origin.