Religulous
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- lukus_W0
Re. the book I posted above;
It ties a lot of religious writing together .. and shows the similarities between the individual journeys that a lot of mythical and religious figures supposed took.
Myths, legends and religious texts all seem to come from a common (shared) place - and basically, the author argues that there's a psychological necessity that's inherent in humankind to understand life through myth and story.
I don't think this necessarily means that because these stories are factually untrue, they're irrelevant. I think it shows that they're vitally important, because they provide a way to understand the human condition.
I think religion should have a place in society, but I don't think I could ever agree that religious dogma is a good thing.
There's definitely a danger that if we internalise our 'gods', we become far too self-absorbed and inward looking. Being able to conceptualise that there's something more powerful that exists externally is probably a really healthy thing.