Myths

I think that myths are a part of every culture. Myths are what the culture is built on. When it comes to the stories of a nations creation, stories of heroic men, George Washington, whatever a lot of it is myth that has been built up over the years rather than actual truth. Also when it comes to religion most of what religion is I think is myth. There are definatley people out there who believe that everything the Bible says is fact, and Noah existed, and Eve made Adam eat the apple, or whatever but I see them all as myths. And whether it is for religious purposed or for a sense of pride in your country they are all created for a purpose. Usually this is to make you believe more and have more faith in whatever nation or religion you are apart of. And while this is not a bad thing most of the time I think people should be careful when it comes to fact and myth. This may be a tangant but especially when people use the Bible in order to justify their actions, myth can be dangerous. The Bible has parts that condones abusing your wife, and physically punishing gay people, and I would hope people wouldn't take that to fact today. But a lot of Islamic extremists take everything the bible says to truth. Which can make myths dangerous.