Even though technically religion still exists in the term, wouldn't it be better for us to post religious questions in the Mythology and Folklore section because to me Religion has about as much substance as Mythology does. To me by definition Christians believe in Myths...and when someones ask's me if I believe in Jesus or God...I say ...No I don't believe in Myths. So don't you think its better for us to not even acknowledge what they believe in as anything other then Mythology.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Myth
1. a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
2. stories or matter of this kind: realm of myth.
3. any invented story, idea, or concept
4. an imaginary or fictitious thing or person.
2006-11-20 01:19:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
They can't ever back up anything they say with hard facts.....Faith in something doesn't make it real.
2006-11-20 01:19:54 · update #1
love the question it makes one think
your points are all valid
i would also go so far as to say their is as much proof for the existence of ghosts /dragons /vampires etc as their is for the existence of god so i agree these questions should be asked in the mythology section
be prepared for some answers from angry Christians
with reference to the answer before mine i have seen proof of dinosaurs [evolution ]but i have never seen gods bones
by that logic aliens exist as you can not prove they don't
2006-11-20 01:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by gwaz 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Even for atheists, there's a difference between the mythology and the practice. Religious questions look at how to interpret the text and apply it to living, mythology is concerned with where the myths come from and how they work. Both are concerned with more than the non-existence of God.
For example, it would be boring to have questions about whether a gay guy should receive communion, or whether St. Paul was right about women. But if you want to discuss the meaning of the Christian creation story, and how it relates to other creation myths, this would be the place for it.
2006-11-20 09:58:33 · answer #2 · answered by evilspikeagon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mythology simply refers to the stories; religion is putting the lessons learnt from those stories into practice. Jason and the Argonauts, The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Twelve Tasks of Hercules are myths - but the Greeks and Romans had official state religions based on the Truths within them - that life should be full of honour, self-esteem and respect for the gods. Jesus and the Acts of the Apostles may be myths to you, but it is the Practice of incorporating the lessons (morality/ethics) into life that constitutes Religion. Some myths - often what we call folklore - have never developed into a way of life and so they stay simply as Myth and not religion: many elements of the supernatural fit into this category. They may have been religions once - there were animal-worshipping cults developed along the werewolf myth - but these days all we're left with is the myth itself.
2006-11-20 09:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by Leo B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm working on a master's in mythology, and the academic interpretation of the term is much what many here have stated: Whether true or not, whether the religion is still practiced or not, the stories that surround it are the mythology.
Though technically you're correct, I'd prefer to keep this forum a relatively safe haven for those of us with odder proclivities. ;)
2006-11-20 13:38:57 · answer #4 · answered by angk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are using the word myth incorrectly. For myth's are a real incidents That has happen some where in time in the history of this world. Fable is a better word to use. And God is not only a myth but God is also a very real entity, That exist even in this time and age.... And your dis-belief will not negate God's existence........ I am sorry that you don't believe, But I do hope that in some way or some how God will do something nice in your life to help you believe and understand How important that how important it is to have God in your every day life..............
2006-11-20 09:45:29 · answer #5 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wow im surprised more Christians didn't say anything about this question. They probably weren't paying much attention. But its a very good question. I see ur points and I understand what your trying to say,but only 1 of 2 things can ever happen in the mind of a Christian. First if more and more people become Atheist and start educating themselves to reality...Christians will think its even more of a sign of the times...then when nothing happens they will die,and time will go on or,they can take some time and study and research what else is going on without trying to consult the bible for everything,but im afraid thats rarely gonna happen.
2006-11-20 09:36:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No it doesn't but then again who's to say that there is no God? Even if what I believe in is called a myth it's still what I believe so put it under mythology if that's what you want to do. I don't care what my beliefs are called as long as I can keep them!
2006-11-20 15:30:39 · answer #7 · answered by matgar 17 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good points! I used to be very very Christian until I started to study different beliefs from around the world and I realized that for thousands and thousands of years people believed in things..even so much as to die for them...ex. Zeus, Thor, and many native American gods.....and I realized that thoes people had faith in what they believe in....So Christianity is pretty much the same thing...its just this place in times way of justifying things they don't know...but I imagine someday it will be considered mythology.
2006-11-20 09:29:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Technically, you're correct. But the chances of religious people accepting that are roughly a snowball's chance in mythical hell. In other words, if you wish to engage in the discussion of any current religious idea, you have to assume the believers perceive them as "real."
In the area of religious ideology, there seems to be a tacit agreement that "myth" refers to bygone manifestations, e.g., Greek, Norse or Mayan gods. (What some call the "dead religions.")
2006-11-20 09:29:50 · answer #9 · answered by JAT 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are of course entirely correct. The only problem is that those who are religious do not consider their belief system to be myth, they think it's truth. Therefore if we want them to SEE our questions, we have to POST them where they have a chance of seeing them. Ergo, the religion section.
2006-11-20 10:50:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋