Como o mundo foi criado? A resposta de cada religião

"In the beginning, before there was time or space, there was only darkness. Then out of nowhere a powerful voice echoed: 'Let there be light!' And so it all began." This is the story that millions of people have known since childhood, the creation of the world according to the Bible.

In the first moments of this incredible narrative, God separates light from darkness, creating night and day. He didn't stop there. The second day made the sky, like a big blue ceiling separating the waters above from the waters below. Imagine a divine artist preparing the perfect setting for his masterpiece.

When we get to the third day, things get even more interesting. God orders the waters to meet in one place, letting dry earth appear, and immediately makes life sprout with all kinds of plants, fruitful trees and colorful flowers. Can you already visualize this world taking shape? But the universe is only complete with its stars, isn't it?

On the fourth day, God created the sun, the moon and the stars, not only as lights in the sky, but as time markers, seasons and years. It's like he's installing the perfect cosmic clock. The next two days are dedicated to life. First, on the fifth day, the oceans are filled with bright fish and the skies gain the graceful flight of the birds.

Then, on the sixth day, the earth was filled with creatures of all kinds, from small insects to majestic wild animals. And then comes a special moment. God takes the dust from the earth, carefully molds it and blows into it the breath of life. Thus Adam, the first man, was born. Seeing that he needed a companion, God made Eve, and the two became the parents of all mankind.

On the seventh day, something surprising happens: God rests. Not for tiredness, but to establish a sacred rhythm that would be followed by generations: the idea of ​​weekly rest, which until today influences our cultures.

While Genesis tells us about a linear beginning, Hinduism presents a vision that will challenge your perception of time. Imagine a universe that never really begins, nor ends. In this incredible cosmology, creation is an eternal restart, like the waves of the ocean that rise and fall, endless.

Everything begins, or rather, restarts in the primordial waters of existence, in the vast ocean of non-being, the Hiranyagarbha, the cosmic egg of gold. Inside it rests Brahma, the creator god, ready to start another cosmic cycle. When the egg opens, the universe as we know it begins to expand, but this is not an absolute beginning.

It is just one more act in an infinite piece. Here is the radical difference. While in Christianity we have Adam and Eve as the first humans, in Hinduism we have four yugas, cosmic eras that change as seasons. Each cycle lasts an incredible four

4.32 billion human years. And the most fascinating thing is that when the universe comes to an end, it does not disappear forever. It simply dissolves into Brahma, like a drop in the ocean, until everything starts again. The gods of this tradition form an unfathomable trinity.

Brahma creates, Vishnu preserves and Shiva destroys. But attention, this destruction is not the end, but a necessary transformation. It is like a forest that needs to burn so that new trees can flourish. This cyclic vision explains why Hinduism developed concepts like karma and reincarnation. Everything is connected in an eternal flow.

The Qur'an represents a fascinating narrative about the origin of the universe. Although it shares some resemblance to the Jewish-Christian stories, it has unique characteristics that make it special. Allah created the universe with the simple command "Be". And so everything began to exist.

In the first period, Allah established the heavens when they were still smoke, a primordial state without a defined form. Then, with perfect balance, He created the mountains as pillars of the earth and distributed the waters precisely. The stars,

Sun, Moon and Star were positioned not as deities, but as signs to guide humanity. One of the most striking moments occurs when Allah announces to the angels that He will create a vice-reger in the earth. They question: "Will you put on it whoever does corruption there?" But Allah, in his infinite wisdom, molds Adam from clay and teaches him the names of all things, demonstrating his intellectual superiority over the angels.

The creation of women is described differently from the biblical narrative. While in Genesis Eve is made of Adam's rib, the Quran mentions that Allah created for Adam a wife of the same type, an approach that many scholars interpret as an indicator of equality between man and woman.

This narrative of creation deeply influenced Islamic thoughts throughout the century. medieval Muslim scientists studied the cosmos not as a contradiction to their faith, but as a way of better understanding the divine work.

In the beginning, there was only Ginnungagap, an immense and ice-cold void, where nothing lived. On one side, the Kingdom of Fire, on the other, the World of Ice. When the Fire and Ice met in the abyss, Ymir, the first being of existence, emerged. This primordial giant was neither beautiful nor noble.

But history takes a violent course when Odin and his brothers decide to annihilate Ymir. The giant's blood turns into a flood that drowns all his race. His body becomes the raw material of the world. His flesh becomes the earth, his blood the oceans, his bones the mountains, his teeth and bone fragments turn into rock and stone. Ymir's skull, raised by the gods, forms the sky.

His brain is then thrown into the air and becomes the clouds. But the Nordic gods didn't stop there. Finding two trunks of the tree in Beramah, they transform her into the first man, Esk, and into the first woman, Embla. Odin gives them the breath of life, Vili grants them reason and Ve offers them the senses. Unlike other mythologies, here humans are not created from clay or earth, but from wood, an essential material for Nordic life.

In a universe full of myths about creator gods, Buddhism emerges as a response that challenges all conventions. Perhaps the world has never really begun. Imagine a river without a visible spring, flowing forever. This is the essence of the Buddhist view on the origin of everything.

Unlike the other religions we study, Buddhism does not present a traditional cosmogonic account. Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, avoided speculating about the beginning of the cosmos, considering these irrelevant issues for the liberation of suffering. But that doesn't mean that Buddhist philosophy has nothing to say about the nature of existence.

The central concept is dependent origination. Nothing exists by itself, everything arises in relation to something else. The universe would be an infinite network of causes and effects, without a first cause. The famous wheel of samsara illustrates this perfectly: birth, death and rebirth, in a continuous cycle, driven by karma, without a defined starting point.

Buddhist texts talk about cosmic cycles, called kalpas, incredibly long, where worlds form, remain and dissolve only to start again. Here is the fascinating paradox. While other religions seek to explain how the world began, Buddhism questions whether this question makes sense. For Buddhists, true wisdom is to understand the impermanent nature of all things, not to discover its absolute origin.

From the primordial waters to the African continent, the cosmogony of Yoruba presents us with a narrative as rich as unknown. Unlike the stories we have already explored, here creation does not come from a solitary god, but from a complex interaction between orishas and ancestral wisdom.

At first, there was only Olodumaré, the supreme god and the infinite ocean of Orun. In this endless sea, Olodumaré sent Obatalá to create the land. But something unexpected happens during the trip. Obatalá stops to rest under a palm tree and ends up drinking palm wine. It is then that Odudua, often written as a brother or an aspect of Obatalá, assumes the creative mission. With a shell containing sacred land and a five-finger chicken,

But creation doesn't stop there.

The orishas then descend to populate the land, each bringing their own domains and skills. Oxalá, already sober, models the first human beings from the mud, while other orishas give humanity its essential characteristics .

Ogum the dominion of iron and Emanjá the secrets of motherhood. What makes this unique narrative is its collective character. While in other traditions a single God creates everything, here we see a true divine community working together with mistakes, successes and learnings.

At first, when the sky and the earth were still confused like an oil floating on water, the first gods capable of creating came up. They landed on the floating bridge of the sky, dived a divine spear into the primordial waters,

and when they removed it, the drops that fell solidified, forming the first island, Onogoro. At this crucial moment, the gods performed a ritual of sacred marriage. From this union, the eight great islands of Japan and a myriad of gods were born. But history takes a tragic course. By giving birth to the fire gods, Izanami suffers terrible burns and dies.

Desolated, Izanagi travels to Iomi, the land of the dead, in a desperate attempt to bring her back. When finally seeing her, he gets terrified when he discovers that his body was already decomposing. Embarrassed and furious, Izanami chases Izanagi, who flees, blocking Iomi's entrances with a huge rock.

This myth explains profound Shinto conceptions. The purity: Izanagi purifies himself after returning from Iome, born from this purification to Materasu, the sun goddess. The separation between life and death and the sacredness of Japanese territory, literally created by the gods.

Before the Pharaohs, before the pyramids, there was only Nuh, a dark and formless ocean that contained all the potentials of creation. From this aquatic chaos emerged Atum, the first god, who by his own will created himself. Alone in the void, Atum gave rise to the most extraordinary creative act, and his own saliva gave birth to Shu and Tefnut, establishing

the first ordered elements. But Egyptian creation has a fascinating detail: it is simultaneously the divine act in a natural process. The god Ra, associated with the sun, emerges from a lotus flower that floated in the waters of Nun. Its daily birth on the eastern horizon keeps creation in constant renewal. Each dawn is a creation of the world.

The myths of Heliopolis that tell that Shu and Tefnut gave birth to Geb and Nut, who were initially united in an eternal hug. Thus the world emerged as the Egyptians knew it: a fertile valley, protected by the arched body of Nut, adorned with stars. And for you, which of these stories is the true one? Which one did you find the most interesting? Answer in the comments. If you liked the video, subscribe to the channel and like it for more videos like this one.