Wednesday, June 18, 2008

On heros and Gods

Questions for Atheists 2 - Beliefnet Forums: "Humans tend to make their heroes larger than life. Why should Gods be exempt?"

2 comments:

Exploringinside said...

The Egyptians and Greeks gave their gods the status of heros. Joseph Campbell's work on
Myths, put this in perspective for me.

J'Carlin said...

heroes and Gods accrete supernatural attributes the way pier pilings accrete barnacles. It doesn't seem to do them any harm, but people frequently confuse the barnacles for the piling. And the supernatural accretions for the God or hero.