Religion vs. Philosophy
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Most people today (and I) regard myths as allegory, but it is certainly the case that the majority in the past regarded them literal, least because even nowadays some see them as literal stories. But I am unsure about something: did myths form as allegorical stories, which were taken literally? I am unsure because my confused eye sees too many metaphors and analogies in myths (of course, my eye). Of course, if this can be answered, it would be very hard - myths do not have a single author.
For philosophy, I really can't view its sole purpose as truth-seeker. As much as I read works of philosophy, I only see centuries old concepts looked at from a different angle. Yes, there are some fundamental ideas born by it, but they are really few - whether you like the next words or not, I perceive a big part of philosophy, mostly idealism, as subjective. This of course is a subjective thought coming from a mind, which like all minds, has bias.
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Whilst few christians for example would argue that Jesus got it wrong Philosophers take delight in pulling the ideas and theories of its heroes, Socrates for example, to bits.
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In my opinion it started like this, some guy is smarter than average and a better storyteller than average and he makes up an allegorical story, tells said story and is initially surprised that a portion of the rabble take it literally. He runs with the literal angle and poof religion is born/invented. The guy becomes a leader and reaps the rewards that leaders get, so he is motivated to come up with more and better stories. Fast forward to today.Name Is Unnecessary wrote: ↑May 21st, 2018, 6:08 am Religion as "a set of beliefs which explains how the world came to be and so, so..." I can imagine was inspired by man's dislike for being ignorant - ancients could not explain this and that, so they created epic stories to fill the gaps. One epic story explains why it rains, another epic story explains how that mountain appeared.
Most people today (and I) regard myths as allegory, but it is certainly the case that the majority in the past regarded them literal, least because even nowadays some see them as literal stories. But I am unsure about something: did myths form as allegorical stories, which were taken literally? I am unsure because my confused eye sees too many metaphors and analogies in myths (of course, my eye). Of course, if this can be answered, it would be very hard - myths do not have a single author.
For philosophy, I really can't view its sole purpose as truth-seeker. As much as I read works of philosophy, I only see centuries old concepts looked at from a different angle. Yes, there are some fundamental ideas born by it, but they are really few - whether you like the next words or not, I perceive a big part of philosophy, mostly idealism, as subjective. This of course is a subjective thought coming from a mind, which like all minds, has bias.
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Earthellism is a philosophy which is the opposite of Nazism and finally is the cure to the evil cancer of Nazism.
Earthellism solves all the problems that religion does not and will not answer.
Earthellism says that any place worse than Hell is the true Hell.
Earthellism finally solves the problem of evil which is not properly solved by religion.
Earthellism proves God exists but that God is not here on earthell.
God exists in Heaven not here.
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