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Does myth still have purpose?
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Does myth still have purpose?
Over the weeks I have found myths and religious scripture to be of no value. Although I am strongly fond of symbolism I am not so of myth.

When myth is used to convey a message I find it to be blurred and obscure, much like trying to make sense of the Bible. Myth tends to cloud my ability to understand things so my once admirable love of holy writ(myths) has just dropped because of this.
No matter how you look at myth you realize that it all comes down to hermeneutics or how you interpret them. This is why seemingly evil books like the Bible and Qur'an have stuck around for so long.

If myth makes its message so unclear to the point that undesirable aspects can be expunged from interpretation what is the point?


...Meow
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Does myth still have purpose? - by ComradeMeow - August 20, 2014 at 1:54 am
RE: Does myth still have purpose? - by psychoslice - August 20, 2014 at 2:03 am
RE: Does myth still have purpose? - by ComradeMeow - August 20, 2014 at 2:08 am
RE: Does myth still have purpose? - by psychoslice - August 20, 2014 at 2:22 am
RE: Does myth still have purpose? - by Michael - August 20, 2014 at 2:16 am
RE: Does myth still have purpose? - by ignoramus - August 20, 2014 at 2:20 am
RE: Does myth still have purpose? - by Eel_LahjicK - August 20, 2014 at 2:20 am
RE: Does myth still have purpose? - by ComradeMeow - August 20, 2014 at 2:38 am

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