Posted 10:50 PM by Bonnie

The Dartmouth lecture page makes this statement and raises a good question. The most profound questions give rise to Creation Myths.
Who are we? Where do we come from?
Where does the world come from?
What is the purpose of life/death?
What is our place in the cosmos?

Myths organize the way we perceive reality, ourselves and the world.

Creation myths express our awe before reality.

The power of myth is not descriptive but existential:
Myths are "true" to the extent they are effective.

I have long believed man created their god out of a need to explain that which they did not understand. It was much simpler to believe an unseen god had created them and therefor this god held all the power. They created a god myth to control the masses and frighten them with an all powerful god who could see everything, knows everything, and would sentence them to everlasting hell if they did not obey the laws put forth by man. Man created their god and made their laws the gods laws. The myth grew to the point where over time it became "true" to the believers, because keeping this god figure gave them control over the masses. Do you believe god is a myth created by man to control other humans? Do you believe we allow myths to become reality? Opinions?