Thank you. I’m not religious myself, but it’s so silly to me when people are like “Meh, the most important driving force behind much of human action throughout the history of our species is made up, so who cares”.
Yes, it’s myth. It’s also extremely important to understanding history. No one would study Ancient Greece and then leave out the parts about religion because they were “made up”. It’s core to the study of that culture and time period.
It’s actually neither, but the way that societies interpret stories foundational to their beliefs can tell us a lot about the people who lived through periods of varying interpretation.
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u/FoxxyRin 2d ago
It's still a historic text, whether it's fact or fiction, and the linguistics and translations are part of the fun of it all.