Most myths have some background event that inspired them.
Look at the myth of the ark, inspired by the great flood of the Black Sea by mediterranic waters.
It is plausible that there was such a mass departure of people from Egypt. You can't say if that departure was caused by some lack of conditions in Egypt itself, nor if it was caused by the release of all slaves... you can't even say that they were even slaves.
Maybe the "hebrews" are the name of the people that left Egypt at that time, and then they made up this "origins" story just make them look more homeless and needy.
It's a whole bunch of maybes and ifs, I know.... but I'll take a naturalistic view of human history over a super-natural one any day. It just seems more likely, considering all observations of the world that I have made throughout my life.... and these observations are compatible with most people's.
Super-natural observations, however, are shared by a few select individuals who, at present, are not taken seriously, are they?.... but, for some reason that eludes me, those super-natural observations from people of long ago are taken seriously.
Can anyone explain why that is?
Look at the myth of the ark, inspired by the great flood of the Black Sea by mediterranic waters.
It is plausible that there was such a mass departure of people from Egypt. You can't say if that departure was caused by some lack of conditions in Egypt itself, nor if it was caused by the release of all slaves... you can't even say that they were even slaves.
Maybe the "hebrews" are the name of the people that left Egypt at that time, and then they made up this "origins" story just make them look more homeless and needy.
It's a whole bunch of maybes and ifs, I know.... but I'll take a naturalistic view of human history over a super-natural one any day. It just seems more likely, considering all observations of the world that I have made throughout my life.... and these observations are compatible with most people's.
Super-natural observations, however, are shared by a few select individuals who, at present, are not taken seriously, are they?.... but, for some reason that eludes me, those super-natural observations from people of long ago are taken seriously.
Can anyone explain why that is?