In order for a complete social paradigm change to take place, it must first be replaced. There are two models as to how a social paradigm can be replaced. The first is when a new paradigm replaces an old one and there is little or no continuity between the two, it is called a Two-Stage Paradigm Shift Model. In this model, beliefs of the new paradigm are different from the old one. The second model, known as the Three-Stage Paradigm Dialectic Model, is a paradigm shift which is completed in three stages: thesis, antitheses, and synthesis. In this model the old paradigm shifts over a period of minor transitions into a new paradigm. This is the more plausible model for it does not completely eradicate all traces of the old paradigm; rather it builds and corrects an old paradigm making it still a large part of the "updated" social paradigm. (pg 8) .
It is these concepts and ideas that come together in order to form worldviews. There are different worldviews that can be linked together or have the same origins and basic beliefs. The first aspect one must look at in a worldview is its explanation of creation, otherwise known as a cosmological myth. .
Creation Stories are considered to be the blue prints of society. (Ruether, pg. 15) There are three classical creation stories that have had a large impact on the western world; the Hebrew creation myth, the Enuma Elish, and Plato's Timaeus. The most recognized of the three myths is the Hebrew creation myth. Though what many do not know is that behind this Hebrew myth lies an even more ancient one, The Enuma Elish.
The Babylonian Enuma Elish begins with the goddess mother Tiamat whom is the creator of the cosmos and the other gods. Tiamat, often symbolized as "bitter water" (pg. 16), and her companions, Apsu and Kingu are the representative forces of chaos and corruption. While the son and grandson of Tiamat, Ea and Marduk, represent the forces of good, wisdom, power, and might.