Summary Of The Creation Of Religion In Cat's Cradle

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The creation of life shows the creation of religion and its need to be apart of human life the showing of a creator by the creation of different religions of the same stories and godly tails. The basic idea of religion is the knowledge of a almighty creator. Cat’s Cradle is very entwined with religion and its ability to affect the masses and their view on the world. Bokononism is the large focus in the book and most of the events that take place is caused both directly and indirectly by that religion. The idea that Man created religion is both right and wrong Man may create His own idea of what others must follow but the fundamental knowledge of an Almighty Creator is prevalent throughout the world.
“And God said, "Let Us make living creatures out of mud, so the mud can see what We have done." And God created every living creature that now moveth, and one was man. Mud as man alone could speak. God leaned close to mud as man sat up, looked around, and spoke. Man blinked. "What is the purpose of all this? he asked politely. “Everything must have a purpose?” asked God. “Certainly,” said man. “Then I leave it to you to think of one for all …show more content…

With the only expectation of nothing thinking of the complexity and unpredictableness of life is only just a minor change in the way bokononism effects the people who practice it. And using the words busy, busy, busy, show set they are constantly aware of the fact of the ever turning change and complexity of life. Without this fact in their minds bokononism would lose the effect of its main purpose of controlling the masses by creating a idea within people that life revolves around one another. End the changing of life from their idea of God creating them from mud is what pulls them together because they are from one singular source and they are of one another and must protect one