LIBERTY INFINITY

It’s interesting that all myths both ancient and modern are built on the same three ideas: a myth of origin, a myth of the end of the world, and a myth that lifts up a religious group, saying they are special.

Myth of origin: a religious explanation of how people or clan began.

Myth of the end of the world: an explanation of why the life of a people or clan is finite and will end.

Myth of prestige: a way to show that people, tribe, or city is special and better than others – by saying that gods or divine forces helped create these people or a hero.

This idea comes from the work of Daniel Hook.

Under “myth of prestige” we can put all those ideas like “God is with us and because of this we will win” “we are the true believers,” “we are the chosen ones” – while everyone else is not.

This three-part idea works well not only for old religions but also for all kinds of modern religious and sectarian movements.

AI English translation of Miguel de Unamuno‘s “La oración del ateo” (The Atheist’s Prayer)

After studying religions of the world, Buddhism seems much more advanced than the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam). The only thing I can’t understand is the Dalai Lama’s rebirths. For some unclear reason, it’s only men (never women), and they are born in one specific region, not all over the Earth… seems like nonsense.

Also, it’s unclear why the Buddha did not accept the immortality of the soul (with built-in memory for working off karma in the next life), but instead said the soul is like a flame passed from one candle to another. I don’t really get that – how does the memory from previous life preserve to the next one?