The Dangers Of Mythologizing

Mythologizing is a concept known to mankind from the beginning of existence to now. Myths are known stories from different cultures that address difficult questions that human beings ask: who and what am I, where did I come from, why am I here, how should I live, what is the right thing to do, what is the universe, how did it all begin? Myths are stories that are peopled by great men and women; by forces of good and evil; by animals, large and small; by trees, the sea and the wind; and by giants, gods and other supernatural beings. As stated by Highway (428), Myths are the halfway point between truth and lie, between fiction and non fiction. Highway (427) notices that topics of most myths are of humankind, animal kind or god/gods. Tomson Highway
There are phrases in these Christian myths that say you will go to hell if you do not believe in these myths. People who have not grown up, listening and knowing these myths can be seen as outsiders or even evil by the believers of the myth. Dangers are seen almost every day on the news, when you hear religious wars within Christianity and Islam. Many fighting for holy land generated from these myths that say, that particular land is holy for the Christian myth but also holy for the Islamic myth, but which myth is correct, neither? These differences in ideology cause many wars just because a difference in mythological views that people do not agree
All great works of literature and religion are based upon mythic themes or stories. Noah's Ark, Jonah and the great fish, Moby Dick, and even the movie Titanic are all stories about man's struggles with the seas. Myths and mythic symbols are the elementary particles of imagination and creativity. Mythologizing gives people the opportunity to be creative and use their imagination whether it is for pure entertainment or trying to explain something. Even today we are still fascinated by the truths of these mythic stories and by ancient peoples' need for magic in their untamed world? And don't we still cry out for magic in our rational world? Don't we seem to crave mystery more and more to counter our apparent understanding and mastery of the world? Are we meant to be totally rational, are we meant to be machines? The dangers and values of mythologizing can be discussed but will mythologizing ever