This doesn’t tell you anything if they were all derived from earlier stories – which, it turns out, is actually the case. We have the earlier stories as proof, in many cases.
This doesn’t tell you anything if they were all derived from earlier stories – which, it turns out, is actually the case. We have the earlier stories as proof, in many cases.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
There are centuries of religious thought by mystics developing upon the texts inspired in part by those stories. The parts based on common ancient legends comprise a relatively small part of religious texts.
And still, if anything that’s supportive evidence. The ancient legends that pop up again and again, that survive centuries of canonical revision, probably reflect deep and spiritually apparent features of reality.
LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Uh… yeah?
ALL those stories are based on previous stories.
I’m really not sure what your point is.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Not really, no. A lot of the major ones, like the Flood, but there’s plenty of original content in every religion. It’s silly to suggest otherwise.
And my point is that if all these same stories keep popping up, maybe there’s some significance to them.