The Origin.
The ancient grandparents; must be remembered, in spite of the many different cultures in time and space, had the same philosophical—cultural matrix. So in the light of the “recovered” history up to today, we can say that each of the studied cultures have a part of the general knowledge. In some cases they coincide, in others there are variants, but all share the same root. For example, in the legend of the Suns, there are variations as to the order of the Suns, the food stock produced and the transformation suffered by human beings. But in general, we understand that all the stories have a common origin and meaning. The myth of the origin and the creation of the world[1] are common in all cultures of the world. Each culture has its own concept of earth creation and of human beings, which is indisputably a philosophical approach. If we use the Popol Vuh,[2] we shall find a revealing creation conception:
"At the beginning, everything was on hold, calm and silent." Everything was motionless because the entire length of the sky was empty. There were no people, animals, birds, fish, crabs, rocks, canyons or mountains; only the sky was there, with nothing. Earth did not yet exist and there was nothing that could make noise. Everything
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- ↑ Cosmogony, or cosmogeny, is any theory concerning the coming into existence or origin of the universe, or about how reality came to be. The word comes from the Greek κοσμογονία (or κοσμογενία), from κόσμος "cosmos, the world", and the root of γί(γ)νομαι / γέγονα "to be born, come about". In the specialized context of space science and astronomy, the term refers to theories of creation of (and study of) the Solar System. Attempts to create a naturalistic cosmogony are subject to two separate limitations. One is based in the philosophy of science and the epistemological constraints of science itself, especially with regards to whether scientific inquiry can ask questions of "why" the universe exists. Another more pragmatic problem is that there is no physical model that can explain the earliest moments of the universe's existence (Planck time) because of a lack of a testable theory of quantum gravity, although string theorists and researchers in loop quantum cosmology believe they have the formulas to describe it within their field equations.
- ↑ Popol Vuh (Popol Wu'uj [poˈpol wuˈʔuχ] in modern K'iche') is a corpus of mytho-historical narratives of the Post Classic Quiché kingdom in Guatemala's western highlands. The title translates as "Book of the Community," "Book of Counsel," or more literally as "Book of the People." Popol Vuh's prominent features are its creation myth, its diluvian suggestion, its epic tales of the Hero Twins Hunahpú and Xbalanqué, and its genealogies. The myth begins with the exploits of anthropomorphic ancestors and concludes with a regal genealogy, perhaps as an assertion of divine right rule. As with other texts (e.g. the Chilam Balam), a great deal of Popol Vuh's significance lies in the scarcity of early accounts dealing with Mesoamerican mythologies. Popol Vuh's fortuitous survival is attributable to the 18th century Dominican friar Francisco Ximénez.
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