RE: Are Myths Valuable?
July 29, 2019 at 10:18 am
(This post was last modified: July 29, 2019 at 10:21 am by The Grand Nudger.)
@Alan V
How about the mythical constructs of miasma and taboo?
One describes the way in which we can perpetuate and distribute our misery to others, the other that set of things that produce deeply felt terror , disgust, and foreboding when we consider the consequences (real or imagined).
As separate entities from ourselves these two have long been debunked, but as a useful description of our inner selves and our experience they hold as true as they ever were.
Whenever we talk about people making their problems other people’s problems, or spreading negativity in a group, or generally being a bad influence, we’re discussing miasma.
Every time we say never go ass to mouth....taboo.
How about the mythical constructs of miasma and taboo?
One describes the way in which we can perpetuate and distribute our misery to others, the other that set of things that produce deeply felt terror , disgust, and foreboding when we consider the consequences (real or imagined).
As separate entities from ourselves these two have long been debunked, but as a useful description of our inner selves and our experience they hold as true as they ever were.
Whenever we talk about people making their problems other people’s problems, or spreading negativity in a group, or generally being a bad influence, we’re discussing miasma.
Every time we say never go ass to mouth....taboo.
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