Do you combine truths and myths to create a model of self and world within mind in body that lives and dies?

Question

Do you combine truths and myths to create a model of self and world within mind in body that lives and dies? If you build a strong foundation of truth and knowledge based on scientifically reproducible discovery and a weak or negative framework of myth and fantasy based on mystery, then will you find yourself exposed to emotive forces of sorrow, fear and anger as fall of disease and winter of death set in? To protect yourself, do you balance powerful emotive forces of sorrow, fear and anger produced by discovery of truth about the fractal infernal temporal nature of self and world with powerful emotive forces of joy, faith and love produced by myths about the divine eternal nature of self and world? Do you build both a foundation of truth and knowledge based on scientifically reproducible discovery that best produces good health and a framework of myth and fantasy based on the mystery of existence that best produces happiness?

Answer 1

Yes. That's an interesting way of describing it, where you have formulated all the ideas into their atomic abstraction and put them on the table. I think that process you describe is simply ingrained in the human existence, it's not something we can just turn on or off, but we can be aware of it, though. I wish people could see it as clearly as you can for more than a few minutes... and I wish we could do something about it, but it's simply a survival mechanism. We need the myths.
I could also change the formulation by saying that even a foundation of truth and knowledge is simply an abstraction, not very different from a myth. All everyday experience has to be sifted by the same internalization engine that is used in crafting your myths, so at the very recesses of the mind, everything is sort of a myth. The bonding ingredient is our trust. We trust that what our senses tell us it true, and we trust that our ideas and myths are true, and we look to each other to further consolidate our perspectives.

Answer 2

What is truth? Science changes daily. I have heard that carbon dating is being questioned by some scientists. Scholars have questioned some of the works of historians-incorrect information, questionable,slanted,etc. We also have information that has been lost to use over the ages, much less hidden. Governments are controlled by greed and control of the masses. People don't trust each other. Life is grim depending on where we are on the scale. It makes fantasy attactive. I sure don't know what;s real anymore.

Answer 3

To my best abbilities I tried to decifer your question and these are the only conclusions I can form from what I THINK you're asking.....
I do try to base my beliefs upon scientifically proven data. I also tend to base my emotional beliefs upon such things that can not be proven nor disproven. I think it is simply human nature to allow more than one base belief. I know for a fact that in my own life I require more than one belief to prevent insanity. I hope that I have answered your question to your liking. Best wishes

Answer 4

No. I simply live in the Present with a heart of love and gratitude for Life, responding as authentically as I am able.

Answer 5

No, I just take the pure truth and leave out the myth.

Answer 6

I think I do. But with so many intricately woven questions, I'm not sure.

Answer 7

This is too deep of a question

Answer 8

YEA!!!!....Magic!
I love to play with energy! YEA!!!!

Answer 9

you sure do sound smart

Answer 10

NO!