Anthropogenic myths, unlike the theory of evolution taught in most schools as a science based on facts, the “intelligent design of a supreme being,” as they argue, was nothing more than a philosophy based on Judeo-Christian beliefs or other religions.
Another fact narrated by anthropogenic myths is that logical sequences found in nature are not random events or surprising mutations, but skillfully managed events created by a greater omniscient and omnipresent intelligence with a specific plan. In short, the work of a god.
1. Ex nihilo
One of the beliefs about anthropogenic myths is the idea that God created the world and man out of nothing. This myth is central to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam today. This is in itself a unique concept shared by these three religions. However, the concept is not found throughout the Hebrew Bible. The authors of Genesis 1 were not concerned with the origins of matter (the material that God formed into the habitable cosmos and human beings), but rather with the assignment of roles so that the cosmos could function.
2. Creation from chaos
In the creation myth of chaos, initially there is nothing but a formless expanse. In these stories, the word “chaos” means “disorder,” and this formless expanse, sometimes also called emptiness or abyss, contains the material from which the created world will be made.
Chaos can be described as having the consistency of steam or water, without dimensions and sometimes salty or muddy. These myths associate chaos with evil and oblivion, in contrast to “order” (cosmos), which is good. The act of creation is to bring order out of disorder, and in many of these cultures it is believed that at some point the forces that preserve order and form will weaken and the world will once again be enveloped in the abyss. From the first chapter of the book of Genesis.
3. Adam and Eve in Christianity and Judaism
In anthropogenic myths, the creation of human beings is based on the Book of Genesis in the Bible and Judaism. This story tells that Jehovah, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit created the world, the stars, the universe, and everything that exists with their voice. Then on the sixth day, he created man from the dust of the earth, breathed the breath of life into him, and thus the first man was born. After creating man with his hands, God put Adam to sleep and created woman from his rib. Finally, God made them in his own image and likeness.
4. Adam in Islam
The creation of man in this other anthropogonic myth has a strong link and similarity to the narrative of Genesis and the Torah of Judaism and Christianity. In Islam, it is said that Adam was born by the decision of Allah through his ejaculation. Unlike Judaism and Christianity, only the creation of Adam is taken into account, and only Eve is named as his companion.
The angels accepted Adam as the first prophet, which Satan opposed, becoming Allah’s adversary and declaring himself before all the angels to be the enemy of the Most High.
5. The myth of Chromos and Prometheus
Another anthropogenic myth popular in the legend of Cronos and Prometheus from ancient Greece. These characters were Titans who fell before the gods in a great war to establish hierarchy. The main gods were the sons of Cronus, named Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. After their defeat, the gods decided to create the seas, the earth, and the underworld. With this, Zeus took clay and with his hands created human beings in his own image.
After creating man, the gods went to rest on Mount Olympus, leaving humanity desperate and suffering. Prometheus then appeared, stealing the fire from Mount Olympus to give it to humans. When Zeus realized this, he decided to destroy man by locking him in a box called Pandora, along with all the disasters and evil. After reconsidering, the god focused his anger on Prometheus and tied him to a huge rock, granting him immortality so that he would be devoured day and night by a bird from the underworld.
6. The five ages of man
This is another of the Greek anthropogenic myths that speaks of the eminence of man, placing them in different ages:
Golden men: these were the first to be created by Zeus and possessed eternal youth.
- Silver men: this lineage replaced the golden men. They only thought about the sin of gluttony and were interested in eating, but they were never satisfied, which angered the god Zeus, who destroyed them along with the golden men.
- Bronze men: After the destruction of the silver and gold men, the bronze men were born from the bowels of ash trees. They were mortal and shameless warriors who died from plagues.
- Iron men: Later, after the men of the Bronze Age emerged, these humans fathered women who were mortal but noble in nature. The iron men were based solely on the worship of the Olympian gods, but they were depraved and very sexual.
- Men of clay: These men were born of women of the Bronze Age and represent the current era. Men of clay are degenerate, treacherous, and cruel people.
7. Sumer
In the Sumerian religion, there are anthropogenic myths. The story of these gods tells that they felt empty and without purpose in the existence of the cosmos itself. One day, they talked among themselves and realized that their immense existential emptiness was due to a lack of worship and homage. So they took clay from Abzu and began to form man so that he would erect temples and monuments to be worshipped.
8. Hinduism: The Dismembered God
This story tells the mythological tale of a god who was sacrificed and dismembered. Purusha was the greatest god, because his physical characteristics made him capable of creating the universe from his own parts. He had 1,000 heads and 1,000 feet, and from his dismembered remains, the heavens and the earth were created; from his blood, the seas and rivers; from his eyes, the sun and the moon; and from his private parts, human beings were created.
9. Scientology
This is a very modern anthropogenic myth that seems to have been taken from a science fiction film. Scientology tells the story of an extra-dimensional being, a dictator named Xenu. It is said that this supreme dictator traveled to this dimension seventy-five million years ago, bringing with him billions of prisoners and deserters to be condemned to death by throwing a hydrogen bomb on them.
After the death of this humanoid race, Xenu returned to his dimension, but the souls of these beings were imbued in the planet Earth, giving rise to the human beings of today.
10. Mayans
The Mayan civilization is full of many anthropogenic myths regarding the creation of humans. The Mayans say that humans were created three times:
- Men of clay: the gods sculpted humans out of clay, which resulted in a total disaster. These first humans had no soul and possessed no skills.
- Men of wood: The second attempt to create man also failed, as the gods were lazy and did not want to sculpt and carve man out of wood. These two failures led to the destruction of the men of clay and wood.
- Corn men: In a final attempt, the gods took corn and spilled its blood, and thus the first Mayans were born and rose to dominate and rule the world.
