any mythologists here

[IvNoName]

i know, for example who was the true founder of judaism? was it a general idea around a vast area that slowly began to form together under one religion or was it sort of like islam in that one guy decided one day that this was the religion and then had his friends go out and spread the influence? who was the founder and how did they spread their influence so far?

history cannot help us there unfortunately

That is a good question, who was the founder of Judaism? After all without Judaism you cannot have had Christianity and Islam.

The origin of religion is in the human attempt to make sense of morality. Why are we moral? In order to question that answer everyone has created their own God and Gods.

[Al Hanif]

i have an interest in comparative religion and religious history

are there any mythologists here, or is that outside the area of this forum? (please forgive a newbie if it is) ...i'm not a believer and have no interest in talking to any quran-as-history enthusiasts

Are you retarded ?

it's an unavoidable fact that for the vast majority of humanity, their choice of religion comes down to the culture they're born into and their parentage. people around the world didn't choose their religion through in-depth study, there's no comparison of different holy books and seeing which ones have the best scriptures, ethics; that for the vast majority of believers, parentage and country of birth dictate just what their belief is

there is nothing I could point my finger to and say this is why islam is true, and this is why x, y, z and all the thousands of other religions aren't true

religion is mythology, do you agree?

Nevermind, I found the answer to my question.

[Al Hanif]

Was the dillema defined? I think that you've used wrong term


BTW, what mythology are you interested in? If it comes to general overview, you can read something relevant by Mircea Eliade.

Mincea Eliade, a great admirer of René Guénon, an ethnic French Muslim convert to Islam.

Métaphysician, specialist of esoterism, the greatest of them all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Gu%C3%A9non

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

Mincea Eliade, a great admirer of René Guénon, an ethnic French Muslim convert to Islam.

Métaphysician, specialist of esoterism, the greatest of them all.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Gu%C3%A9non

Dude, do yourself a favor. Stop wasting your time.

Kochagast copies posts on atheist forums and posts it here pretending its her own text.

I caught her red handed twice already.