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Is religion and myth the same thing?

Posted - December 13, 2017
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  • No.  Religion is accepted while myth is seen for what it is.
      December 13, 2017 2:42 PM MST
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  • Some people think they're the same.
      December 13, 2017 2:45 PM MST
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  • 5391
    They are closely related. Myth is religion no one follows anymore.

    IMO, myth is a basis of most religions. This post was edited by Don Barzini at December 13, 2017 5:33 PM MST
      December 13, 2017 2:48 PM MST
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  • 1812
    There is only one way to know. 
      December 13, 2017 2:54 PM MST
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  • 3191
    Both are constructs of man. 
      December 13, 2017 2:59 PM MST
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  • 2327
    Nah, we know religions exist. But god and the afterlife, however, we do not. 
      December 13, 2017 3:05 PM MST
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  • 17614
    No.  A myth is a story, true or not.  Religion is a tradition based in shared theology.
      December 13, 2017 4:29 PM MST
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  • 7280
    It's worth being precise so that we are are talking about the same things when we use the words:

    Myth---

    noun
    1.
    a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

    2.
    a widely held but false belief or idea.
    "he wants to dispel the myth that sea kayaking is too risky or too strenuous"

    Religion---

    noun
    1) the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
     More---a particular system of faith and worship.
                (plural noun: religions)

    2) a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance.
    "consumerism is the new religion"


      December 13, 2017 4:44 PM MST
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  • So yes then.
      December 13, 2017 4:48 PM MST
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  • 7280
    I don't see how you can possibly draw that conclusion---You would have to explain your position to me.
      December 13, 2017 4:56 PM MST
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  • There is very little distinction between definitions one of both words. 
      December 13, 2017 5:33 PM MST
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  • 7280
    A myth is a story, not a theological exposition---is intended usually to help or be enjoyed and to be discarded if it does not.

    A religion is a belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power. Aquinas argued that a First Cause exists and is God. And the Catholicism that I am involved in is no myth.

    When you download a file into your mind over a period of years, be sure to unzip it so you know what it actually implies.
      December 14, 2017 3:35 PM MST
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  • Basically myth is religion no one follows any more and religion is a myth people accept.
      December 14, 2017 10:14 PM MST
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  • 7280
    Wrong---but thanks for playing.

    But, everyone has a right to their opinion---unfortunately not everyone's opinion is right.

    But since you are sure you are right, then you should be doing a happy dance just like I do.
      December 14, 2017 10:54 PM MST
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  • 1393
    Q "Is religion and myth the same thing?"



    Religions and myths were mired together in times like those of the ancient Egyptian and Greeks and among the Hindus.

    There has been a trend of stripping religions of myths. This trend continued until Christianity allowed itself to become a vehicle for giving added life to Roman, Greek, Norse and other myths.

    These myths have become indelibly enshrined in celebrations in Europe like Christmas and in the names of some months and days of the week.

    Europeans then, through colonisation, spread them throughout the globe such that even the most powerful of people around the world in the 21st century continue to keep alive the memory of those myths which would have otherwise been long forgotten..
      December 20, 2017 6:19 PM MST
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