No one knows exactly how, but the universe was created billions of years ago for some unknown reason. At some point, every culture around the world begins to wonder where it all comes from? Who or what created the world we know today? The story of the creation of our world has been told many times in various religions, folklore, mythologies and sciences. Although told in different languages ​​and in different parts of the world, similarities emerge when all creation stories attempt to answer the great mystery of life: "Where do we come from?" The stories of our creation of the world create a spiritual and mystical bond that unites people. At the center of almost every culture there is a myth or creation story that explains how the world came to be. Many of these cultures were separated by geographic barriers but somehow developed similar creation stories that involve the same basic elements. Many creation stories use the basic elements of life to describe the beginning of the universe. Water is the most important resource and is often a symbol of life. Life as we know it will cease to exist without water. In the article "Creation of the Universe" it is stated: "Before creation, according to the myths of ancient Egypt, lived Nun, the primordial ocean abyss" (Edward Harrison, p. 515). In Egyptian beliefs, there was the Null. a form of water before anything else in the universe. Also in Sumerian culture, there existed “an encircling watery abyss” called Apsu. Two cultures believed that there was some kind of water involved in the creation of the Universe. In addition to being essential to all life as we know it, water is used to symbolize growth. In these cultures... middle of article... the details of creation myths vary, but either the broad strokes are similar or at least they share common elements. A creation story cannot be considered correct or incorrect because myths are written by people from multiple cultures and divergent beliefs. Whoever or whatever created the human mind designed in a way to encourage curiosity. No matter who or what created the universe, we are all searching for the answer to the same question “Why are we here?” » Works CitedBreugel, Will van. “Mask of the Cosmos: Cosmologies since the dawn of time.” University of Merced. 5200 Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95343. January 21, 2014 Harrison. Edward R. “Creation of the Universe” Hawking, Stephen W. “Our Picture of the Universe”. Explaining science and technology, 2001. PDF. Sagan, Carl. “Can we know the universe.” Broca's brain 1979