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Mythology and Religion
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RE: Mythology and Religion
November 8, 2016 at 8:22 am (This post was last modified: November 8, 2016 at 8:31 am by GrandizerII.)
(November 8, 2016 at 8:20 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(November 6, 2016 at 1:21 pm)Irrational Wrote: Myths are simply stories. Religion is more than just stories. Religion may or may not include myths/legends, doctrines, rituals, priests, oracles/prophets, etc.
Special Pleading much?  Rolleyes

How so? Perhaps you're not understanding me?

Anyhow, it's clear what some of you guys are saying now. What is going on is that an equivocation is going on between two common usages of the word "myth". In the context of religion and anthropology and such, "myth" means something completely different from the more casual meaning of the word.
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Mythology and Religion - by Death - November 6, 2016 at 11:47 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Grandizer - November 6, 2016 at 11:51 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 6, 2016 at 1:06 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Grandizer - November 6, 2016 at 1:21 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 8, 2016 at 8:20 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Grandizer - November 8, 2016 at 8:22 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 8, 2016 at 9:32 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Grandizer - November 8, 2016 at 5:05 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by AceBoogie - November 7, 2016 at 10:24 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Grandizer - November 8, 2016 at 1:35 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by AceBoogie - November 8, 2016 at 5:16 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Grandizer - November 8, 2016 at 5:18 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by AceBoogie - November 8, 2016 at 5:52 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Grandizer - November 8, 2016 at 5:55 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by AceBoogie - November 8, 2016 at 6:00 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Grandizer - November 8, 2016 at 6:27 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by AceBoogie - November 8, 2016 at 6:37 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Whateverist - November 6, 2016 at 1:41 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Mudhammam - November 6, 2016 at 2:40 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Whateverist - November 6, 2016 at 2:43 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by zebo-the-fat - November 6, 2016 at 11:53 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by brewer - November 6, 2016 at 11:58 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 6, 2016 at 12:01 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Death - November 6, 2016 at 12:11 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Grandizer - November 6, 2016 at 12:22 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Death - November 6, 2016 at 12:40 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by vorlon13 - November 6, 2016 at 1:09 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Primordial Bisque - November 6, 2016 at 1:14 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Minimalist - November 6, 2016 at 1:15 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Death - November 6, 2016 at 1:18 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Mudhammam - November 6, 2016 at 1:27 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Minimalist - November 6, 2016 at 2:30 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Minimalist - November 6, 2016 at 2:58 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by vorlon13 - November 6, 2016 at 3:17 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by The Grand Nudger - November 6, 2016 at 4:15 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by vorlon13 - November 8, 2016 at 1:59 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Minimalist - November 8, 2016 at 2:02 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 8, 2016 at 8:21 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Fake Messiah - November 8, 2016 at 8:42 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2016 at 8:58 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2016 at 9:57 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by AceBoogie - November 8, 2016 at 10:10 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2016 at 10:23 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Edward John - November 8, 2016 at 5:22 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by AceBoogie - November 9, 2016 at 12:37 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Minimalist - November 9, 2016 at 1:09 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by LostLocke - November 9, 2016 at 1:19 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Fake Messiah - November 14, 2016 at 5:36 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2016 at 10:00 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by LostLocke - November 8, 2016 at 11:46 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by vorlon13 - November 14, 2016 at 2:31 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Fake Messiah - November 17, 2016 at 6:12 pm
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Fake Messiah - November 21, 2016 at 8:36 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by paulpablo - November 21, 2016 at 8:52 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Fake Messiah - November 21, 2016 at 9:17 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by paulpablo - November 21, 2016 at 8:56 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by vorlon13 - November 21, 2016 at 10:25 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by Fake Messiah - November 21, 2016 at 10:51 am
RE: Mythology and Religion - by The Grand Nudger - November 21, 2016 at 11:11 am

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