(August 3, 2019 at 1:30 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(August 3, 2019 at 1:22 pm)EgoDeath Wrote: I think that myths and mythical stories, in the past, provided people with bits of truth and wisdom through otherwise fictional stories. I think that, in today's world, they're unnecessary. We can get truth from science and the scientific method, as well as rational thinking and empiricism. But we then have to ask, how do we get our 'widsom?' Certainly, wisdom still has value in 2019 and beyond.
Wisdom? Perhaps. Truth? Why is it a myth if it tells truth?
A myth doesn't have to be completely fictional, does it? Maybe there was once a man named Jesus. Certainly, unless we're completely missing something about how gravity works, he did not walk on water. Nor was he born of a virgin. However, he may have actually have existed.
The question is, why continue to tell myths or mythological stories in 2019? I think the potential to do harm far outweighs the potential to convey some small piece of truth and/or wisdom.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
