Why is it, that the so called study of ancient Greek Gods, is called "mythology"?
Why are they referred to as myths? Will one day christianity and other religions be referred to as myths aswell?
Thoughts hmm?
Why is it, that the so called study of ancient Greek Gods, is called "mythology"?
Why are they referred to as myths? Will one day christianity and other religions be referred to as myths aswell?
Thoughts hmm?
I would've thought this was rather obvious.
One day Christianity will be promoted from pure fiction to myth.
Do you know how many religions there have been since the dawn of mankind?
Estimated at over 850'000.
But obviously only Christianity/Islam/whatever/delete as appropriate is true.
People who believe 'their' religion is true are mentally ill.
Man has always lived with a narrative to help explain his origins...be it religion or legend (Greek Mythology). You cannot divorce humanity from the requirement to understand their existence.
"what it means to be human - to be featherless, two-legged, linguistically conscious creatures
born between urine and faeces whose bodies will one day be the culinary delight of terrestrial worms.."
What alternative system do you propose that can give man his moral fundamentals?
"what it means to be human - to be featherless, two-legged, linguistically conscious creatures
born between urine and faeces whose bodies will one day be the culinary delight of terrestrial worms.."
Because people are hypocritical and stupid.
You can forgive the Ancient Greeks for believing in Zeus, Aphrodite, Aries etc. But the religious nutjobs of today have no excuse for believing in god.
I guess a Christian would say that they don't believe in Allah or Krishna etc. but this is a weak argument as they don't see Islam or Hinduism as a myth.
Another thing that bothers me is Christians generally pick and chose what they want to believe/follow from Christianity. If they do this why don't they pick the good things of each religion, why restrict themselves to just Christianity?
In short religious people are stupid.
FWIW imo god/Jesus is just as much a myth as Zeus/Hercules.
Last edited by The Wengerbabies; 30-05-2011 at 02:22 PM.
Common sense.Originally Posted by Sirjackofwilshere
A subjective construct based on parochially dependent cultural/societal/popular norms.....in other words the way to chaos. A mad man sees himself talking common sense..should we establish a system of governance based on his principles?
"what it means to be human - to be featherless, two-legged, linguistically conscious creatures
born between urine and faeces whose bodies will one day be the culinary delight of terrestrial worms.."
Is that not how all religions develop?
Last edited by mandela; 30-05-2011 at 02:53 PM.
Common sense means what people commonly see as sense. A mad man's idea of sense would not represent the common man.
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