This poster was the result of a paper was written as the first essay assignment in an Intellectual Foundations class. The paper covered the first unit of this class, Gods and myths. The goal of the paper was to compare the idea of the divine and their relationships with the world and humanity in Babylonian Genesis, Genesis, and Plato’s work on training soldiers. The author began by thinking of their experience with religion and how it fit with the role of God discussed in class. One such discussion was how different Christian branches interpret the work of Genesis differently; they often interpret him as being all powerful, all knowing, and acting almost as a puppeteer of humanity when he is not presented as such in the literal text. Focusing on this religious interpretation versus literal interpretation idea, the author discovered that different interpretations of God can influence behavior in communities, as presented by Plato’s work. Overall, working on this paper solidified for the author that while the literal meanings of religious texts differ from how they are presented in religious contexts, there is still value in non-literal interpretations in the sense that they can bring comfort, solace, and guidance to individuals and communities that need it.