Philosophy of ReligionThe Cosmogonies of Genesis and the Laws of ManuSymbolic worldviews of how the world was created can be described through the cosmogonies of Genesis and the Laws of Manu. It is through these theories that we can learn how the universe came into being. Many individuals consider a certain religion to be their ultimate realm of reality, and it is within religion that these symbolic worldviews come into play. The cosmogony of Genesis began along a sacred history of the time when God created simply by speaking. In contrast, the Laws of Manu imply creation through thought. In Genesis there is only one god and in Laws of Manu there is more than one god. Both cosmogonies have many similarities as well as many differences, but both are significant in understanding and interpreting the philosophy of religion and its traditions. Although God believes that everything He created is good, I believe that God's existence is questionable when there is so much evil in the universe. In Genesis, God created simply by speaking. It was God who created the heavens and earth also known as the cosmos. Water was already pre-existing matter; everything else was created by God. It all began when God spoke into the darkness and said let there be light and there was light. God saw that the light was good. During the day there would be light and at night there would be darkness. By the second and third days, God created a firmament (dome) that separated water from water. God called the firmament heaven and said that all the waters under the sky must be gathered into one which would allow dry land to appear. This created one place for water and another place for land. It was the dry land that became… the medium of paper… the remnants that humans have. Once this is eliminated, the pain will also be eliminated. In Buddhism it is believed that the cause can be eliminated by following the noble eightfold path known as Nirvana. The eightfold path consists of the right to understand, the right to think, the right to speak, the right to action, the right to support, the right to effort, the right to awareness and the right to concentrate. The Dalai Lama in the four noble truths is very important because they are the fundamental foundation of Buddhist teachings. Without them, the truth cannot be experienced and the Buddha Dharma cannot be practiced. The introverted type of mystical experience is the experience through mediation and raja yoga from the world of multiplicity to the mind and then to the ultimate reality of the four noble truths known as Nirvana Bodhi.