What separates mythology?

[Umaro]

Mythology is essentially a belief that is no longer believed. When we think of classic examples, most first jump to the Greek and Roman gods. However, at one point these stories were taken as absolute truth. Over time they've diminished into mythology. What then separates religion and mythology? Is it just the number of believers? That doesn't seem like a very methodological way of classification. Not to mention that if a Christian believes in the Christian God, all other current religion become myths to them, since they are false beliefs and therefore just stories. I guess it just seems to me like an imaginary line drawn in the sand. Would the only thing keeping Christianity from being called a myth in your eyes be your belief in it?

 

[Stinker]

Mythology is essentially a belief that is no longer believed. When we think of classic examples, most first jump to the Greek and Roman gods. However, at one point these stories were taken as absolute truth. Over time they've diminished into mythology. What then separates religion and mythology? Is it just the number of believers? That doesn't seem like a very methodological way of classification. Not to mention that if a Christian believes in the Christian God, all other current religion become myths to them, since they are false beliefs and therefore just stories. I guess it just seems to me like an imaginary line drawn in the sand. Would the only thing keeping Christianity from being called a myth in your eyes be your belief in it?

Christianity is based not on a mythical figure, but a historical person. His wonderous works are verified by Josephus and there are other 1st century secular writers that give an account of Jesus.

 

[dvd_holc]

Christian faith is rooted completely in the union of history and faith and Christianity applies to history. While Greek Mythology was rooted in more of a duelist reality where gods and goddess sometimes interfered in earthly affairs. If you moved Christianity out of history you get mythology; however, at no point did the bible walk away from a faith outside of reality.

 

[Merlin]

A rose by any other name, still has thorns.

What does it matter what other call my faith?
I am a Christian.
Call it my religion.
Call it my faith.
Call it my belief.
Call it mythology.
I'm still a christian.

 

[BAFRIEND]

Mythology is essentially a belief that is no longer believed. When we think of classic examples, most first jump to the Greek and Roman gods. However, at one point these stories were taken as absolute truth. Over time they've diminished into mythology. What then separates religion and mythology? Is it just the number of believers? That doesn't seem like a very methodological way of classification. Not to mention that if a Christian believes in the Christian God, all other current religion become myths to them, since they are false beliefs and therefore just stories. I guess it just seems to me like an imaginary line drawn in the sand. Would the only thing keeping Christianity from being called a myth in your eyes be your belief in it?

Well first of all, I would point out the fact that Jesus was an historical person who in fact existed. No one debates that.

The question is whether or not he was the Messiah.

In that sense, it is a matter of faith. I believe he was the Lord. You ask if somone can believe it a myth ?

Yes.

 

[BAFRIEND]

Christianity is based not on a mythical figure, but a historical person. His wonderous works are verified by Josephus and there are other 1st century secular writers that give an account of Jesus.

For centuries the dabate of whether Pontius Pilat existed raged. Then about ten years ago an archaelogical discovery confirmed his existence.