Sindee Clark

There are few things as frustrating and cumbersome as trying to explain belief and personal opinion. Likes and dislikes are not necessarily rational. A mother deciding on a name for an infant may have many reasons and explanations for the name she may have become fixated upon but the decision is not one which is entirely rational.

Likewise with belief systems. Many elements of a person’s system of thought are obtained during youth. Of these, a large number are obtained through myth.

Myth often takes on the form of an ugly word but is not of necessity one which is derogatory.

Winston P. Jordan

The Atheist’s Credo is that all religion is evil and must be abandoned; Religion is a myth and must be abolished. The error of the Atheist is that myth itself is a destructive force which controls religion.

All the people of the world carry with them myths and legends, stories and ideas, and meta-narratives with which their lives are governed. The religious use language and clearly defined boundaries for their governing principles. The Atheists, on the other hand, refuses to acknowledge theirs.

Jesus of Nazareth, as a myth, provides governing principles for millions of people. To abandon this, for the Christian, is to be lost. The Atheist must acknowledge, on some level, that their lives are, as well, shaped by stories such as this.

The myths of the Atheist include stories which determine the value of human life, animal life, the environment, self preservation and the need to continue existing. Darwin, Freud, and others, often with a scientific background, helped to define these myths and provide language for their boundaries.

Whitaker Tibbie

I, of all people, understand the incredible importance of the idea of “myth” or, as some may call it, “meta-narrative.” I was born Jewish; abandoned; raised by a black Baptist family; rebelled against my adoptive parents by joining the KKK; found the love of my life at a White-Power rally; divorced the love of my life and quit the KK after her and I found out my Jewish heritage.

Even being born Jewish could not make me Jewish. The myth which governs my life is that of my adoptive Christian family. No matter how hard I tried to run away from my identity, my true heritage, my true identity, my understanding of the world remained wrapped solidly in the Church in which I was raised and have been welcomed back to as a prodigal son.

Sindee Clark

All of human life is understood through analogy. Perception is explained in reference to other perceptions. Disproving the unprovable is an fruitless task. Actions are given value by their effects and not by the object performing them. Science can measure the effects on an object but cannot provide meaning.