What separates Mythology From Religion?

Question

Mythology in the dictionary says " A Story Attempting to explain nature

isnt it the same for religon im not athiest im still searching but what is the difference

Answer 1

a myth is a story

religion is a way to connect with God..

some people will call your religion a myth, and others will turn a myth into a religion.

Answer 2

evidence?
if a religion has no evidence to back up its claims and additionaly is countered by numerous sources, not just theories, then it is more than likely myth. If a religion has some basis in history, logic and perhaps even a minute scientific following, then you have some basis to believe a myth, is true. Blind believe seems tantamount to worshiping a bull or a pen. Ultimately all concepts require some form of faith, but that does not mean we must blindly decide; that seems to me atleast, to be mere apathy.

Answer 3

They are the same thing. However there is money involved in religion that isn't in mythology. But you have tons of people who are still superstitious over everything, believe in aliens and other creatures, etc so you can't say that mythology is not believed in by anyone anymore.

Answer 4

re·li·gion
1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human
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belief
purpose
God
creation
devotion
moral code
governing behavior
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myth
1. a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.affairs.

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story
hero
not based in fact
deities/demigods
practice/rites/natural phenomenon
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Answer 5

The letters N, O, P and Q and entries beginning with Ra through Rek.
Oh...I see what you mean. Religion is a socially-practiced idea. When religions fall out of popular acceptance, they are re-named "mythologies".

Answer 6

Actually a myth is just a sacred story in anthropology terms. It has nothing to do with whether it is true or not. Myths can be true-the word doesn't mean false as most think it does.

Answer 7

the number of people that believes the story(ies) are true and or false.

I'm Christian and Christianity is considered a religion by enough people that we do not call Christianity a myth -- if only a handful of people believed in Jesus Christ the whole world would call it a myth regardless of the truth.

I believe Christianity is truth -- so even if I was the only one it would not be a myth to me -- but it would likely be classified as a myth by the rest of the world.

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Answer 8

Mythology is technically the stories that religion centers around.

Answer 9

Nobody believes in mythology any more. Religions still have believers donating money. That is the only difference

Answer 10

Religion has followers who blindly believe in the myths based on a doctrine that outlines the myths and how people must act in order to attain the same greatness attained in the myths.