I can't see the difference, can you see the difference? Aren't they synonymous?
2007-03-15 06:02:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion = many members
Cults = few members
Mythology = lacking members
Don't know why there is not a cult section it would be about a funny as this one I think.
2007-03-15 06:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by Sleepyriggles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no... the way I distinguish between religion and mythology is by asking if a belief system is commonly practiced today. So while Zeus and Hera where part of the religious structure of Greece a couple thousand years ago, they are widely considered to be mythology today.
Folklore and spirituality I think are a little more obvious.
2007-03-15 13:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are synonymous, but many choose to believe myth and folklore as truth of their religion.
I guess it's a matter of personal choice and Yahoo doesn't want to offend.
2007-03-15 13:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by Nepetarias 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup. Same thing. You see, some members of religion think "myth" means not true.
Just wait until the next time I mention Greek and Abrahamic mythology in the same sentence and see the nasty people.
2007-03-15 13:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long Story.
2007-03-15 13:09:04 · answer #5 · answered by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today's religions will be tommorow's myths.
2007-03-15 13:15:14 · answer #6 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have thought it was "stuff people who believe" vs. "stuff people don't believe anymore" -- sort of anthropological, as it were.
2007-03-15 16:37:14 · answer #7 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋