Myths exist becasue they are derived from human beings individually and collectively always striving out of curiosity and necessity to order and make meaning out of the raw data of their experience. Bettlehim in an interesting book called The Uses of Enchantment says that if all the book of fairtales were destroyed - the next generation would recreate the same ones. I bleieve this is evidence of not so much the coolective unconscious rather it is evidence of the collective consciousness.
-----Original Message----- From: Lee <[email protected]> To: "Minds Eye" <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Jan 27, 2010 10:02 am Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: why do myths exist? Hahahah! Unleth one were a gay man I suppose. On 27 Jan, 10:11, Errol <[email protected]> wrote: Becauthe life wouldn't be any fun if it was only mythterth Thankth On Jan 25, 7:11 am, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > Very simply: if one didn't believe or profess belief in the current > cult, one died and therefore didn't effectively pass their genes on. > After billions killed in the name of islam, xtianity, and other cults, > is it really a wonder that so many believe without question? Genes > that promoted critical thinking were removed from the pool by violence > and murder. > I wonder why so many disbelieve. Is it because the natural tendency of > humanity is to think and since so many religions that murder thinkers > are no longer allowed to kill them? Yes. > Well into the 20th century, theists like hitler (christian), the kkk > (christian), zionists (jewish, christian), "palestinians (muslim)," > pat robertsons and ilk( christian), witch hunters in africa that burn, > torture, and murder children for increased fame(christian, muslim), > etc., have killed or are killing non-believers. Unsurprisingly, > unbelievers are rare where they may come in contact with these groups. > Fortunately, compared with the last 2k years, these murders are > isolated, focused, and rare. They will not affect the overall human > gene pool the way that religion has for so long. >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYetSghlLA0 > If people had been allowed to think and challenge dogma, the European > dark ages wouldn't have happened. For proof, look to the arabs. They > began as a movement that enjoyed and promoted thought and reason. They > only fell into the current sad state because of close-minded > fundamentalists that effectively erased the gains that occurred during > their ascendancy. Al-Ghazali began as a person that loved intelligence > and yet he started the islamic movement demanding that all things > philosophical prove the existence of god or be banned. A sad case of > religious corruption causing an intelligent mind to rot. > For those that wish to ask why this is true, please learn what a > textbook is. Water is wet, everything living needs food, and we are > apes. These are all true as is the fact that religion requires > obedience.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- ou received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Minds Eye"" group. o post to this group, send email to [email protected]. o unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. or more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
