2006-08-16 07:12:58 · 35 answers · asked by Marc B 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know this would stir things up a bit. For those of you who got mad, start thinking about the basis for your beliefs or lack thereof.
2006-08-16 07:26:28 · update #1
Because the religious like to delude themselves into thinking that THEIR fairy tales are real (but, oh! Look how silly all those primitives were for thinking that their myths were the truth!)
2006-08-16 07:17:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
They should be because religion today, especially Christian religion is significantly diluted with mythology. Consider just the following:
The Ark was a box not a boat. It didn't have to sail, just float. As a boat, they would have needed to load it down with rock to keep it from rolling over.
The 3 kings or wise men were neither, they were pagan astrologers who predicted events based on the movement of the stars. Also Jesus was not the only birth they had brought gifts to, they had also done the same thing for on of the Caesars.
The number of astrologers that went is unknown.
They did not visit a babe in a manger, but a boy in a house.
They were not invited by God, only the Shepperd's were invited.
The Star they followed did not lead them directly to Bethlehem, but by way of Jerusalem, where they met with Herod, who wanted to kill the Christ, and now learned that the birth had already taken place. So the Star lead to the deaths of thousands of children, not something God would want to do.
The Christmas Yule Log was used to sacrifice children to pagan gods.
The Christmas tree game from pagan beliefs.
Christ was born soon after the first full moon of the Fall, not in December. December 25th came from the Roman Winter Solstice and was promoted by the last Roman Caesar, who declared himself the first Pope of the Christian Church. Greek Orthodox celebrate it on January 5th.
Easter is the celebration of Baal, the worship of sex and reproduction represented in the rabbit and egg.
These are just a few of the hundreds, and even thousands, of examples that Christians world wide have diluted Christianity with Mythology, to the point where they no longer know the difference.
2006-08-16 07:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is what is believed and practiced today, and Mythology is what was believed and practiced in the past. When our current civilization dies our religion will be come myth to those who inherit the earth. It is a matter of time that makes the difference between religion and mythology. It is also a matter of power. It is who or what society excepts as religion that makes it a religion and not a myth. There are primitive tribes in South America and Africa that believe in something unique to their tribe but people still see their beliefs as myths and not religion. I think it would be different if those tribes were the majority of the worlds population; if they were in power.
2006-08-16 07:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion and Mythology are just categories.
There are basically 8 religious categories that most religions fall under: christianity (which includes catholicism), hinduism, buddhism, judaism, islam, animism, islam, Chinese folk (which includes taoism). I think judaism should be included in christianity, but no worries.
Mythology is just a broader category; that often includes religion.
Not all mythology is religion.
Each class will present information from a different perspective.
More options are better than fewer, don't you think?
2006-08-16 08:38:21 · answer #4 · answered by limendoz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because some of the ancient mythology is more believable than a magical God who impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed,"Zombied" his way back to life and then flew away into the sky.
2006-08-16 07:24:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Religion is the self-righteousness of men and mythology is fiction---seems like they belong together to me. Spirituality, which is what Christianity is all about, should be a separate category. That might keep all the atheist and homosexuals off the site, since they both are self-righteous and unrealistic people. Jesus loves you.
2006-08-16 07:23:03 · answer #6 · answered by Preacher 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is a significant amount of people who believe in religion. Almost no one believes in mythology now-- it's more history or literature-- which is probably why they are seperate. Also all (or almost all) religions believe in one God, whereas in many mythologies, there were many gods.
2006-08-16 07:20:40 · answer #7 · answered by rath 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because some people do not believe that mythology has any real barring on religion (though technically they would be very wrong).
2006-08-16 07:18:48 · answer #8 · answered by sayersong 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question, I am sure you will get lots of flack for that question. Nobody can reality confirm either. I am more likely to believe that there is a God of Thunder rather than a guy who parted a sea and could walk on water.
2006-08-16 07:19:29 · answer #9 · answered by TBONEZAP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they kinda are but in a sense different as well. where religion is a belief in a god or some supernatural being, and mythology is more about monsters/animals (though it does include gods as well) unicorn? leviathan? cyclops? those were gods and never worshipped. i guess if you worshipped a cyclops you could call ir a religion.
2006-08-16 07:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was actually wondering whether religion shouldn't be subdivided.
We could have:
Religion and Spirituality: General
Religion and Spirtuality: Creation issues.
Religion and Spirtituality: Humor
Religion and Spirituality: Fundamentalism and Atheism.
2006-08-16 07:21:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋