2007-07-23 16:57:23 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because you're talking about people who would look at the story of the tortoise and the hare, and instead of taking it as a fictional story that teaches a lesson of persistence, would instead make a shrine out of the turtle and believe all rabbits in the world are evil.
2007-07-23 17:02:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You may choose to believe that the stories in the Bible are not true, but billions believe that they are and live their lives according to its teachings. The religion section is for questions about religions. The Bible is the holy text for the Christian religion.
Mythology and Folklore are entirely different than religion, if for no other reason they are primarily stories that have no deliberate life-application message.
Ones belief or disbelief in the holy texts of any religion does not stop it from being a religion. If we put the holy texts of all religions into the Mythology and Folklore section, then there would be no need for a separate Religion and Spirituality section (no atheist wisecracks, please).
2007-07-23 17:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by SDW 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because, obviously the Bible is an important part of the Christian RELIGION which is why they put the questions in the RELIGIOUS section.
Also, people don't usually think of the stories of the Bible as mythology...
2007-07-23 17:02:54 · answer #3 · answered by SiSi 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This has to be one of the most asked questions on all of Yahoo! Answers.
Let's get some definitions straight, though:
"A myth is a story concerning the origins of the world or how the world and the creatures in it came to have their present form."
"Use of the term by scholars does not imply that the narrative is either true or false."
According to this definition, both the big bang and macro-evolution would likewise be myths.
However, if you define 'myth' as "an idea that is not supported by emperical evidence" then one must acknowledge that science has not disproved the existence of God and therefore, atheism must fall under the category of myth as well.
2007-07-23 17:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by Conrad 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the Bible is not mythology (by definition), and it is not folklore. It contains some mythology, and it contains some folklore. But it is not (by definition) a work of mythology or folklore.
2007-07-23 17:04:40 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because the Bible, is considered to be true by more people than not...33 per cent of people in the world are Christians...on the other hand, we have very few atheists..2.5 per cent in the world...they just seem like more because they are so loud and obnoxious. Not all of them but enough to give the rest a bad name..Michael Newdow comes to mind.
2007-07-23 17:17:14 · answer #6 · answered by dreamdress2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Christian and Jewish faiths are based on the Bible. Whether you believe in religion or not the Christians and Jews do. This is my way of answering. Hope it helps.
2007-07-23 17:04:01 · answer #7 · answered by The PENsive Insomniac 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude, the events and people in the bible are true history. How many archaeologists have you heard of that take the Hindu Vedas and look for the historical underpinnings of the books in ancient ruins and dig sights?
2007-07-23 17:02:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because the bible represents major current religious base.
2007-07-23 17:07:08 · answer #9 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the Lord allows, I'd like to see your face when you do finally have your answer.
Make no mistake, God is not mocked, you just think He is.
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Keep in mind....YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. Best not to add coals on your head.
2007-07-23 17:12:48 · answer #10 · answered by Notfooled 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋