Message from @banestrum
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but the embodyment of nature and other unknowns
Acts human, talks human, makes mistakes like humans
Um no. They do many other things. They look human simply because of it being easier to relate to them
Which makes it easier for humans to accept them.
Humans rarely worshil giant slug monsters
Thor is meant to be a headstrong warrior, Zeus is a lustful patriarch, Hera the Jealous wife, etc
it's an easier way to express big ideas
They're chariacatures of people
They are far more than that
@Deleted User Exactly
read more mythos bra
I know they have other aspects, but first and foremost they're things we thought up
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those arnt their first and foremost lol
read more mythos bra
idk what to tell you
You cant just read homer and think you know greek
wat
Or Hercules
I'm not saying that mythology is ONLY a reflection of people
But that's the aspect I'm focusing on
I played the first god of war when it came out, I pretty much know everything about mythology now
The thing is. The tales were used to try to bring their other aspects better to human perception and understand I ng
What aspects?
Focusing on one aspect makes an ignorant arguement
It would be like me saying athiests are dumb cause they are all just edgybois
Oh, I meant I'm focusing on that in the context of what I was discussing earlier
Not like I focus on that all the time
i think religion came about when really smart people tried and failed to explain things to the rest of the tribe, so they came up with stories to help
The key is. Gods and Goddesses always have aspects of what isnt understood. That is their key. Looking human, having human qualities were added in the tales to make them more understandable and more relatable. As well as to codify the morality they portray.
exactly @Deleted User
Yeah, they explain stuff like morality and critical thinking
And as humans understood more of the world around them. Those powers lowered and number of gods needed did as well
Or help people towards understanding the concepts behind them
Religion today more or less covers what happens after death, before life, and the soul
the big three science hasnt explained
Well technically all three of those deal with the concousness or soul
how to live is still important too, but i basically agree with that
The morality is tied around the after death
Thats how they justify it