“What I find more remarkable, however, is how readily many people in our society believe outlandish and unsubstantiated urban myths and conspiracies (Pop Rocks and Coke, JFK assassination, AIDS is man-made, etc.), yet disregard thousands of personal and consistent testimonies of miracles and near-death experiences from people throughout all cultures and religions.” PeopleMenBelieveMadeGodChristianCultureReligiousRocksMiraclePopsMythAidsConsistentEtcRemarkableOur SocietyConspiracyUrbanTestimonyDisregardAssassinationCokeNear DeathOutlandishNear Death ExperienceCulture And Religion Author:Mary C. Neal
“...there are still truths in the Bible and many other ancient texts despite what religions have done to destroy and debase them. Religious dogma and myth have been used very successfully either to suppress understanding or to twist the truth sufficiently to turn something positive into something negative.” Has BeensStillsDoneUsedTurnsUnderstandingReligiousNegativeAncientMythDespiteDogmaTwistsReligious Dogma Author:David Icke
“Homo religiosus invents religious symbols, which he venerates and worships to save him from facing the finality of his death and dissolution. He devises paradise fictions to provide succor and support... In acts of supreme self-deception, at various times and in various places he has been willing to profess belief in the most incredible myths because of what they have promised him.” Has BeensSelfBeliefReligiousFictionSupportAtheismWillingWorshipIncrediblesVariousPositive AtheismMythSupremeSymbolsDeceptionParadiseSelf DeceptionDissolutionFinality Author:Paul Kurtz
“There is a sad myth going around today - the myth of neutrality. According to this myth, the secular world gives every point of view an equal chance to be heard. And it works fairly well - unless you are a Christian.” WorldGivingWellsTodayChristianReligiousChanceViewsHeardEqualMythPoint Of ViewSecularNeutrality Author:Francis Schaeffer
“Belief in a certain series of myths was neither obligatory as a part of the true religion, nor was it supposed that, by believing, a man acquired religious merit and conciliated the favour of the gods.” MenBelieveCertainBeliefReligiousSeriesMythMeritFavourBelief In GodTrue Religion Book:Religion of the Semites (Ppr) Source: Religion of the Semites (Ppr)
“Old texts, myths, and religions have always fascinated me, though I prefer learning about them to writing papers and trying to make thoughts and arguments regarding their effect or meaning - this being the essence of my time in religious studies.” WritingTryingReligiousStudyEffectsPaperArgumentEssenceMythMy TimeFascinatedPapersReligious Studies Author:Tom Shields
“rummaging in the storehouses of religious or literary history for myth-matter for ideational uses is of the nature of spiritual vulgarity.” MatterUseSpiritualReligiousMythVulgarity Author:Laura Riding
“Far more people die in the developing world than in the West. At religious festivals mainly. That's not a myth - the numbers don't lie. I think it's just because in the West crowds tend to be manufactured by commercial interesting, and they have, or at least should have, a responsibility for keeping people safe.” PeopleThinkingWorldShouldLyingDiesReligiousInterestingNumbersResponsibilitySafeShould HaveWestCrowdsMythDevelopingFestivalsDon't Lie Author:John Seabrook