Religion does have its origin in myths, but it is not that simple. Myths were woven with factual history to create a story that coincides with "the heavens" or constellations. This was done because it was believed the stars predicted the future. This belief while wrong, was not far fetched as the stars were the same in the sky at each particular season. The stars were used as a calander in order to plant and harvest. The repeatable relationship of star patterns to seasons caused our ancestors to believe that the two were linked in a religious sort of way. The myths and religions were not founded on simple nonsense as many skeptics believe, but rather religion is "pre-scientific" thought.
It was Pythagoras who first attempted to minimize the stars from the equation. His ideas lead to the gnostics and various mystery religions, who would then awkwardly fuse the two beliefs creating the various paradoxes in religion we debate today.
It was Pythagoras who first attempted to minimize the stars from the equation. His ideas lead to the gnostics and various mystery religions, who would then awkwardly fuse the two beliefs creating the various paradoxes in religion we debate today.
"On Earth as it is in Heaven, the Cosmic Roots of the Bible" available on the Amazon.
