2007-03-20 00:17:49 · 3 answers · asked by @Tm0$fe@r 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The real danger is the hero can not live up to people's expectations, then the people who set him or her up on the pedestal stop believing in heroes altogether.
2007-03-20 00:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is much danger in hero worship and to prove this learn about Christianity the best example of worshiping Christ as the one and only Allah! (God)! now imagine that!
2007-03-20 00:24:50 · answer #2 · answered by wise 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's my thought:
Hero worship isn't bad, it is great to aspire to the high standard set by another, and to beleive in yourself because you recognize the challenges your hero has overcome.
The problem comes from blind faith. We are all responsible for making our own choices, andwe have to think critically, and not assume tha there is one, true, universal way. I'm not saying there is no good or evil, I'm saying life is too complex to be dogmatic.
Worse is when we hold others to our expectations when we don't apply them to ourselves.
A major problem in religion is that Jesus, Buddha, or others, have been portrayed as superhuman. If you conceive of Jesus as born of the Father, walking on water, and performing miracles, then emulating him becomes impossible. His grace becomes a product of his divinity, rather than his actions and the choices he made. I'd rather worship jesus as a man who changed the world with his vision and compassion than as a mythic figure sent from god.
2007-03-20 03:42:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋