The belief of one God or many gods depends on how one defines and perceives god. Creation is the act of bringing the world into order and existence. Whether it is through creation or evolution all of these religions have a starting point of how they believe the world came to exists. When your life is over, where do you go? That answer depends on faith, religion, and the path one chooses to follow. Even though these religions have different views, they all still share a common ground and believe in something. In religion you have two main beliefs polytheism and monotheism. Polytheism believes in multiple deities called god and goddesses. Monotheism is the belief that only one god exists. Some believers of polytheism include Hinduism, Buddhism, ancient Egyptians, and ancient Mesopotamia. Hinduism believes that all deities are separate entities. Most people believe in different deities expanding from a single God. That one single entity is never defined and for the most part Hindus continue to hold one God above all others. They believe in Brahman he is the universal soul, and it is said that all men are considered Brahmans. Buddhism believes in “the Buddha” Siddhartha Gautama. The Buddha looks with a kind heart equally on all living beings, and they call him father. Buddha can be anything you worship because in Buddhism there is no absolute god. In the ancient Egyptian religion they saw the actions of the gods behind all the elements and forces of nature. However, they did not believe that the gods merely controlled these events that took place in their lives, but that each element of nature was a divine force in itself. The Egyptians believed in a multitude of gods, which were involved in every aspect of nature and their society. Egyptian myths about the gods were meant to help explain the origins and behavior events. In the ancient Mesopotamians religion they worshipped hundreds of gods, each with their own name and powers. Every city had its own god or goddess, and there were also deities connected with various professions - such as scribes and builders. While on the other hand, only a few gods, those who controlled major realms of the universe: such as the sky, the sun, and air received attention as major gods during this time. However, in Monotheism it’s the belief in one God. Hebrew and Zoroastrianism religion both agree and portray the study of monotheism. In the Hebrew religion they were thought to be a different type of monotheism, not exactly a true one. They believed at that time he was their God and not a universal God. Then the Hebrew prophets came up with the five changes in the religion, and came to a deciding this God is good and universal. Zoroastrians also believe in only one God. They consider him to be only good and symbolize courage, trust and strength. Next let’s explore the different religious beliefs of creation in history. One believe of creation comes from the ancient Egyptian religion. According to the Egyptian religion when it comes to creation, in the beginning only the primordial waters existed. Then Ra, the sun god, came out of an egg that appeared on the surface of the water. Ra brought forth four children, the gods Shu and Geb and the goddesses Tefnut and Nut. Shu and Tefnut became the atmosphere. They stood on Geb, who became the earth, and rose up Nut, who became the sky. (creationinlife.org) Ra ruled over all. Hebrew religion is completely different. When God began to create heavens and earth, the earth was dark. God said, let there be light, and there was light. God said let the land produce vegetation, and it did. Then God said, Let us make man in our image in the image of God. He created him; male and female. On the seventh day God rests from completing the heavens and the earth: So he blessed the seventh day, because on it God rested from all his work done with the creation of earth. Another different view on creation comes from the Hindu Religion. Most Hindu’s today generally accept Darwin's theory of evolution, stating that we generated from the environment of water. Hindus believe that the cycle of creation has no beginning. Hindus do not see much conflict between creation and evolution. To the Hindus days and nights follow in cycles, represented by the wheel of time. Buddhism agrees this Hinduism in the aspects of creation. They believe that creation occurs repeatedly throughout time. This means that in the beginning of each cycle, land forms in darkness, on the surface of the water. Spiritual beings that first populated the universe in the previous cycle are reborn. One of them takes the form of a man and starts the reproducing and the creating the human race. Eventually, the universe will dissolve back to how it started and all living creatures will return to their first part of life, and the cycle repeats. Finally let’s explore the different beliefs of life after death. In the ancient Mesopotamian religion they were very pessimistic people and this was also reflected in their outlook on afterlife. With not much known about what was to come, the people tried their hardest to please, honor, and obey the gods. Thinking this would be their ticket to eternal happiness. However, death seemed to mean a dreary, dismal existence in the lower world. These people felt they had nothing to look forward to in their afterlife. While on another had we have the Zoroastrianism religion they believed more in the concept that they will return to where they cam from death is the return to the world as one. In part this means that they would no longer be separated from the world the way individuals must. The word spirituality means spirit, which has no size, form or weight and cannot be described physically. In Hinduism just like in Buddhism they believe in reincarnation. Just as we get rid of old possessions and get new ones that how is how the soul discards the old body and take’s a new body. In Hinduism the belief is that the body is like shell, the soul inside is impossible to destroy and takes on different lives in a cycle of birth and death. The end of this cycle is salvation. Hindus also believe in karma. Karma is the total sums of one’s good or bad deeds. They believe if you have lived a good life you will be rewarded in the afterlife. This also follows if you have bad deeds, they will follow over into you next life. Buddhist followers accepted the basic Hindu principals of reincarnation and karma, as well as the ultimate goal of life is to escape the cycle of death and rebirth. Buddha proclaimed is what keeps us bound to the death/rebirth process. It is called desire, desire in the sense of wanting or craving anything in the world. Therefore, the goal of getting off the Ferris wheel of reincarnation involves freeing oneself from that want of desire. Polytheism and Monotheism are completely different, however they both believe in god and gods. All the religions discussed may not believe in the same type of creation, but they all have their own different version of creation. Never the less, when it comes to life after death you have examples such as heaven, hell and reincarnation. Both of these examples as different as they may be are still a form of afterlife. While all religions are different at some point they are the same or have common beliefs.