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| If the Greeks Were Wrong, Could Other
Religions Be Wrong |
Greek mythology is taught in most schools during some
time of your education, if you grew up in the United States. I remember
looking back at the Greeks and thinking, "I can't believe these people
were that stupid, who believes that there is a God of the ocean or one
for love." I couldn't believe as a young elementary school student, that
these people got caught up in these beliefs.
I mean come on, I was a Christian at that time and there was only one
God, how stupid can these people be or misinformed about the way things
really and truly are. It's kind of sad, but all the people in the past
that did not accept Jesus Christ as the one true God are all living in
hell. Well, that's how I thought when I was a child.
Some of the mythological stories are about pain, love, happiness,
plotting, scheming and power. Now we're talking about something that
most people can understand. These gods were just like regular people,
except some of them had extraordinary powers and if they used them
poorly, they would have to answer to the gods god, Zeus.
At the time in history, that the Greeks believed and their gods, they
were one of the most civilized groups of people on Earth. They had some
of the best and brightest scholars around. The Roman Empire and some of
the United States government was based on information provided by Greek
scholars.
Have you ever thought about your religion as being wrong? If we now know
that the Greek gods and goddesses do not exist, do you think our modern
day beliefs can also be wrong. If we could go into the future 1000
years, could children be studying about Christianity, Islam or Buddhism,
like modern day children study about Greek mythology and other beliefs
that we view today as unbelievable or impossible.
The Greek gods and goddesses made sense to the citizens of Greece in the
past. Do you think in the future that our modern day religions will be
viewed in the same way as we now view Greek mythology.
Looking back at the past, often inspires me for a better future. |
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