2007-03-15 06:47:56 · 17 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is no evidence. Back then they believed that they were right too.
2007-03-15 06:50:30 · answer #1 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A case can be made for saying that the polytheistic nature of Greek mythology contributed to the rise of philosophy (in combination with literature and politics.)
But science as we understand it appeared in a monotheistic and specifically Christian Western European context. It's possible that Monotheism inspired a psychology tuned to identifying deep causes that contributed to the rise of science.
So there could be some evidence.
2007-03-15 13:56:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion - - all religions require no evidence or proof. They're only beliefs.. Each person knows what he believes. It's impossible for anyone to proove he doesn't believe. And it's impossible for him to prove that he does actually what he says he does.
If the Greeks claim that there are sixty-two gods, the Hindus claim thousands, the Christians claim one, who's right ?
A sensible answer would be - - - - all or none. It's all in the active imagination and superstition.
2007-03-15 14:00:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is none. For those that believe in a monotheistic faith, there does not need to be.
I may offend Christians or other such groups, but I believe there is something out there that defies explanation. Humans are striving (and have been for centuries) to understand what we are and why we're here. Philosophers rely on Reason, Christians and Muslims rely on God. Though the atheists and religious people in these groups constantly bicker, we're not all that different. We're all seeking an explanation - we just don't agree on the source of that explanation.
2007-03-15 13:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by mesasa1978 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL - Greek mythology sounds a lot more credible than any other religion I can think of. Too bad it's myth.
2007-03-15 13:52:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gods of ancient Greek mythology and all other belief systems don't thoroughly explain reality.
2007-03-15 13:56:40 · answer #6 · answered by HAND 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by the time of Aristotle thinking Greeks interpreted their myths in monotheistic terms. so the evidence is from the Greeks themselves - they moved from polytheism to monotheism.
2007-03-15 13:57:36 · answer #7 · answered by a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fact that greek mythology is not centered around monotheistic themes. there are many, many gods in greek mythology.
2007-03-15 13:52:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is a matter of faith not fact. Every religion is just as credible as any other. Each believer is just as close to the truth as any other.
2007-03-15 13:53:47 · answer #9 · answered by despairbear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dionysius Lives!
Praise Zeus!
2007-03-15 13:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋