A variety in things. Races like Aboriginals/Africans and other more spiritual ones use the stories to pass something one through generations so they don't lose it completely. Most people just use them to sustain human curiosity.
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three de-creation stories are Cain and Abel, Adam and Eve, and the tower of Babel
nothing is true in the creation story
the difference is that a a creation story is what people think and a migration story is almost the same but has some differences
The Bible begins with the book of Genesis and it is there that the two Creation stories can be found.
Coyote Creates the Earth and Grandmother's Creation Story
Independence stories.
Creation stories, Cain and abel, tower of babel, noah's flood stories, exodus, ect... :)
AnswerPerhaps not all, but many of the more ancient creation stories of the Mediterranean and Near East regions began with chaos. The struggle between good and evil, or between the righteous gods and the chaos monsters provided a satisfying and plausible explanation for the reasons for the creation of this imperfect world.We even find fragments of ancient Hebrew chaos stories in Psalms and Job, although the creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2 could perhaps be considered as reflecting more recent cultural attitudes to the older chaos-creation stories.
There are many Chinese creation stories. One is available via the attached link.
There are numerous stories of creation in many different cultures and religions. A very comprehensive compilation can be found in the Related links below.
Yes, they tell us that our creation was not accidental but was purposeful and meaningful. See also:Is there evidence for Creation?Can you show that God exists?Seeing God's wisdom
In both stories the big evil giant is defeated and his body is used to make the world.