RE: Christianity is heading for a full allegorization
January 15, 2022 at 10:56 pm
(This post was last modified: January 16, 2022 at 12:59 am by vulcanlogician.)
I agree that ideology is different than dogma. Wasn't trying to conflate the two. Moreso, what I meant was... for me personally, I prefer a critical examination of one idea at a time to buying a set of ideas in one package. I wasn't trying to say ideology was inherently bad, nor was I saying other people shouldn't have an ideology if they happen to find one satisfying.
@Belacqua
The error you make is thinking that humans are no longer "myth-creating" creatures. We are. It's not as if a special segment of history was set aside for genuine myth-making, and all myths created outside that period are invalid. We create UFO myths and all sorts of things, and we will probably do so until we are extinct. Lord of the Rings is just as valid myth-wise as Perseus. I don't see it as consumerist. I mean, how many heroes from Greek mythology have been sold as action figures at Walmart? The same thing happened with Tolkien.
I agree with some of what you said. There are distinctions that I glossed over between fiction, myth, and religion. Fair enough.
@Belacqua
The error you make is thinking that humans are no longer "myth-creating" creatures. We are. It's not as if a special segment of history was set aside for genuine myth-making, and all myths created outside that period are invalid. We create UFO myths and all sorts of things, and we will probably do so until we are extinct. Lord of the Rings is just as valid myth-wise as Perseus. I don't see it as consumerist. I mean, how many heroes from Greek mythology have been sold as action figures at Walmart? The same thing happened with Tolkien.
I agree with some of what you said. There are distinctions that I glossed over between fiction, myth, and religion. Fair enough.
