How old is the person that wrote this and what do you think of it?

Question

In ancient times myths were used to explain natural phenomenon as well as origins. This may sound primitive however the same practice is used today only it’s called science. Science is much more accurate yet the same principle applies. I believe religion and science have replaced myths because they are the same thing is essence. Perhaps in a hundred years our current scientific hypothesizes will be considered primitive. Religion and science overtaken the same purposes that creation mythology once occupied because they are nearly the same.

Answer 1

I can't accurately judge the age of the person who wrote this. I do know that whoever wrote it isn't a professional writer based on the placement/misspelling of words and lack of appropriate punctuation. Writing style is not a good indicator of age. My grandmother (72 years old) can't write this well and neither can my younger brother (26 years old.)

That being said, I can't agree with this. I do agree that mythology was an earlier form of religion. I also agree that myths and religion were early man's attempt to explain natural phenomena and that as man's understanding of the world around him changes, scientific reasoning does replace much of the old superstitions. However, that does not mean that science has replaced mythology and religion. Just because they attempt to explain the unexplained does not make them one and the same. The method is much different.

Mythology explains things by telling a fantastical story. For example, Why does the sun rise? Mythological answer: that's the sun god's chariot that he drives across the sky every day. Early man had no way of knowing differently. A father told his son this story and the son accepted it as truth. The scientific rationale for the movement of the sun is much more complex. The earth rotates and makes the sun appear as though it's moving throughout the day. This conclusion was not made up on a whim. It's been observed, studied, subjected to scrutiny. That's the main difference between science and mythology/religion.

Yes, scientific theories that were once upheld rigorously have been disproven. I've no doubt that what we consider the height of knowledge today will be considered primitive in 100 years. That's the purpose of science. To disprove theories and improve because of it. If a theory can stand up to every scrutiny thrown at it, it stays. That doesn't make a disproven theory a myth. Even though a disproven theory is obsolete, it was never "made up." At the time of its inception, it was considered sound based on current observable evidence. Mythology/religion, on the other hand, just is. They're based on belief and nothing more. Since they are based on belief, which cannot be measured, they cannot be proven or disproven in a scientific area, hence they are not comparable areas of study.

Answer 2

Science does not claim to be truth as most religions do. Scientists establish theories and hypotheses, and those are open to being proven, disproven, amended, and expanded upon. Science is fluid, always seeking answers by methods which are empirical, open to reproduction. Religions, conversely, are faith-based and make unprovable claims; religions and mythologies have more in common with each other than either does with science. Of course, some scientific theories may undoubtedly become obsolete with the passage of time when more is understood of the Cosmos and the behavior of atoms, but scientists will always acknowledge errors in their conclusions and will never demand of their constituents blind faith in the their concepts!

Answer 3

I have no idea how old they are. But I think it's pretty silly to claim that science is the same as mythology and religion. Both mythology and religion are made up stories with no evidential backing. People see lighting and make up a story that, "It's Zeus shooting at us because he's angry". Science actually examines physical things and figures out what causes lighting. It's like the difference between seeing a phone and thinking, "I bet it works by having a little fairy inside that flies back and forth relating the messages." and actually taking the phone apart and studying it and figuring out how it actually works.

Answer 4

Moses wrote Genesis through Deuteronomy. David wrote some of Psalms. Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, some of Psalms, Song of Solomon. Many of the Minor Prophets wrote their books. Remember the Bible was written by 40 different authors , spaning 1600 years and three continents.

Answer 5

The person who wrote this, is between 15 and 17 years old, and is not doing so great at school.
If this is part of a paper you have to present, I suggest you throw it out and start over.
Write something YOU know about, intsead of copying bits and pieces from left and right, because you are not good in putting it together, and it makes no sense.
There are plenty of grammar and syntax errors on top of the non-sense. Spell-checker is your friend.

Answer 6

Myths didn't perform test to what is causing the phenomenon like SCIENCE!

Answer 7

sofisint is wrong about you!! YOu're 14!!!I don't know who wrote this...but I'd like to refer them to the paranormal section. Go to Science&Math/Alternative/Paranormal. I think you're too young for the paranormal section...but how can it be any worse than studying mythology??

Answer 8

Well, is this published, because I found several grammatical typos in this very disorganized, opinionated piece of something-other-than-what.

Answer 9

a old wise scientisce

Answer 10

ja ha like im going to read that.