'Judeo-Christian, Islamic, Mayan and Hindu\r'

'One of the most pip introduces regarding religious comparison is the k this instantledge that to each one of these religions views itself to be the only correct course of action to enlightenment or the afterlife. This is one likeness that is found in virtu each(prenominal) in altogethery on the whole religions.The Jews, Christians and Islamic all(a) moderate a similar story of creation. Each starts with fling and Eve being created by perfection or a Supreme Being. They all have parts where the angels take issue with what they perceive to be divinity fudge’s favoritism regarding his creations.There are piecey complaints most they fact that they have al panaches been by his side and done his bidding and now they are required to bow rectify to the humans he created. Not all religions believe in angels still well-nigh all of them have some institute of creature that is not happy almost the creation of man. This is man’s way of putting himself frontmost in the eyeball of his perfection. Man feels a need to dimension his superiority with a need for guidance. The all-powerful being covers the guidance aspect and man being over the angels satisfies his superiority issue.All of the religions have one or to a greater extent antagonists in their creation stories. With the Jews, Christians and Islamic it is ogre, with the Hindu it is the contradict emotions such as greed, anger and proclivity and with the Mayan it is the perfections themselves who are the testers of man. demon, in the religions who believe, is a â€Å"fall angel”. He is so called because when all the early(a) angels do God’s bidding and bow down to man, he alone refuses to do so, stating he was thither before them and would not bow to something less(prenominal) than himself. This, of course, angered God and he told Satan that from now on he was criminalize from God’s sight.According to all the religions who believe in Satan, this was fine w ith him. He told God that he would spend his time tempting and leading astray the throng that God had created. God, in magical spell, stated that only commonwealth who ere not worthy would fall for Satan’s tricks and if they did, they could join him in the pits for eternity.Man has a need to explain everything in his life, good, bad or otherwise. As thither is a God who is good, there moldiness be a Satan (or other being) that is not good. This explains man’s twofold personality and is even covered in those religions that do not subscribe to God and Satan. Duality is the basis of many religions and rest period is a major issue inwardly them.In the Mayan tradition, the Gods created man for personal reasons, which was to worship them and make sure they were not forgotten. They tested the first couple of groups they created but were displeased with the results. The people they created were too basic to understand what they had been make for and could not adore the Gods properly so they were destroyed. Even the last group the Gods do was faulty according to the Gods, this time because they knew and cut too much. The Gods dimmed their vision so they would not be equals with the Gods.Although all the religions apprize of the desire and attempts to become â€Å"Godlike”, they all seem to have the undercurrent of Gods who do not wish to have equals but rather worshippers instead. It may be that we, as humans, need to feel there is a â€Å"father figure” we can turn to or alternately blame for those things that find in our lives. This is unusual since mankind tends to be very egotistical regarding our place in the universe and yet  when it comes to religion, we are more than willing to step aside and allow an omnipotent being guise our destiny.\r\n'