Explain to me why mythologies are "mythologies" and things like Christianity/Islam are religions?

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Explain to me why mythologies are "mythologies" and things like Christianity/Islam are religions?

All three, in my mind, are mythologies, neither of them are factual or proven, so what is the difference? Is it just because people still follow Christianity and Islam, but not characters like Odin and Thor?

2007-10-21 23:43:20 · 3 answers · asked by freewainwright 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

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Religion is a subset of mythology.

Odin and Thor were part of religion once upon a time.

2007-10-21 23:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2007-10-22 01:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by igm 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋

It's to do with currency and trends.

Mythology is religion that has fallen out of use.

2007-10-21 23:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋