Why do you think myths are important to life?Also what do you think myths means in your own words?

Answer 1

Myths are lies. Myths lead you from the truth.

Answer 2

Myths are very important in people's lives, even if they don't "believe" in them.

Myths are stories that tell us who we are, how to live, what things are worth striving for, and so on. They address the inner reality of being human.

If people think that myths are not important, they should ask themselves why the Lord of the Rings series of movies were such huge hits. Sitting in the darkened theaters watching that story, which had in it the classic "Hero's Journey" theme, is very much like sitting around a campfire three thousand years ago as someone recounted the timeless exploits of heroes and monsters, Good vs. Evil.

Some mythic themes appear so regularly in popular culture that we have to recognize that they are important to us, today.

And, frankly, it doesn't matter that they are "made up". or that the people in them never actually existed. In the story of Icarus, the point is well made - one ought not to test the boundaries too far, lest one meets with disaster. It's a cautionary tale that among other things, helps people to accept necessary limitations on their actions.

And what of all the myths around the theme of love? They speak to the human experience of rapture that we all have experienced or at least imagined and longed toward.

Myths are no less important today than they were when our predecessors sat around that campfire and listened to tales.

If we had no need of them, we would not keep retelling them over and over again, in comic books and novels and movies and poems and songs. And playing them out in our dream life.

Answer 3

"Myths" are "things" that get diffused over time or become "censored" or "shunned" by people who are being ornary for whatever reason.

In 10,000 years there could, for example, be Myths about Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Mao.

People may find extracts of the "quotes" of Mao, but everything about Marx and Communism could be lost, so those incomplete quotes are taken on their own.

They could view Mao as a RELIGIOUS PROPHET, which we know in today's world isn't really so. A POLTICAL or PHILOSOPHICAL prophet maybe, but hardly RELIGOUS in the common sense of the word.

They might find extracts on Mao's long march.

They might make up stories and have Mao fighting lions and tigers.

The central Kernal, however, has some truth to it.

Parents might tell kids story about King, like he's Santa Claus. The beneovlant man who helped people overcome through non viloence.

There may be no mention of race or skin color, as that may not have any bearing in 10,000.

Then again, they might.

If everyone is TAN in 10,000 years a NO ONE is BLACK or WHITE or YELLOW, then IMAGINE how this story would read

Martin Luther King helped the Black ones overcome the oppression of the White Ones.

Of course, white and black don't exist, so it sounds like The Hobbit!

Maybe there was a Hercules and he was like ARnold, a big muscle man far taller and stronger than anyone else and he rode over a mountain and into a land of people.

Remember that line in Over The HEedge.

"What shall we call it."

"How about Steve, that's a nice name"

"Oh great and powerful Steve, whaddayouwant?"

Answer 4

In this context, I define the term "myth" as any narrative that fulfills the brain's need for a neurosocial model. Thus, by definition, the brain uses the "myth" (a.k.a. neurosocial model) to create a coherent perception of its social environment and to interpret the challenges presented to the brain by the social environment as a kind of "hero's journey". It is because the brain has these needs that "myths" are "important to life".

Answer 5

Myths are imaginary stories of great achievements beyond human capacity and interpretations of men about the origin of the universe. These are only good to nurture the imagination of children.
The extraordinary words and deeds of the Messengers of the One True God are not myths. These are realities revealed in the Holy Books to tell humanity about their spiritual origin and show them the way to gloriously return to their Supreme Creator after training on their spiritual journey through His physical and spiritual realms.

Answer 6

A myth is usually an old story that tries to explain the cause of natural events.

Answer 7

Myths are usually truth blown out of proportion.
Creativity is the closest one can get to the Creator.
It is good to instill imagination into the soul. As imagination
leads to creativity and invention.

Answer 8

Do you think Buddha is a myth ? Well, if so, is the only myth that I think is important to me.

Let me tell you, Buddha is not a religion. I´m trying not to change subjects.

Answer 9

Myths are a fancy way of saying this is not a true story but pretend it is. In my book it is still called a lye

Answer 10

myths are great teachers, I also believe that they can give us hope and in some ways inspire us, depending on the myth of course