But why does there needs to be mythology or should I say myths? Because people in the past were bored and the only pastime was telling each other stories, especially stories from guests and strangers. And when the person that was telling stories said how he met a mermaid, dragon, cyclops, elf, witch the story got more captivating. Especially when they were talking at night, watching into the dark and shadows surrounding them. Which was then sucked into religous myths.
That reminds me of the of a famous hoax lover, Dan Aykroyd. In some of his movies like "Ghostbusters" he has a night ride scene in the car where he is talking to the guy he's driving with and they start reaching retarded conclusions about souls, aliens and whatnot. Similar scene is at the beginning in the 80s movie "Twilight Zone". In other words, Dan is someone who you would want to drive at night because he has tons of these ridiculous stories that would make a one fun ride.
So the next time someone tells you how people used to mingle and talk to each other instead of watching TV and playing video games, tell them how we have a flagrant heritage of those times because people just lied to each other's face.
That reminds me of the of a famous hoax lover, Dan Aykroyd. In some of his movies like "Ghostbusters" he has a night ride scene in the car where he is talking to the guy he's driving with and they start reaching retarded conclusions about souls, aliens and whatnot. Similar scene is at the beginning in the 80s movie "Twilight Zone". In other words, Dan is someone who you would want to drive at night because he has tons of these ridiculous stories that would make a one fun ride.
So the next time someone tells you how people used to mingle and talk to each other instead of watching TV and playing video games, tell them how we have a flagrant heritage of those times because people just lied to each other's face.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
