difference in Myth and Religion?

[Goofball]

Nothing funny about that. They are totally true. Just because no one here can do those things, it doesn't mean God can't. He did.

Sorry Nav. My aim with that post wasn't just a cheap shot at Christianity (although I grant you, it may have looked that way). My point was, Christianity has a lot of "tales" associated with it that sound just as far-fetched as tales of Odin hurling lightning bolts out of the sky at people who pissed him off.

So "believability" is probably a pretty bad yardstick to use when separating myth from religion, as you seemed to be saying in your post.

[Navaros]

So "believability" is probably a pretty bad yardstick to use when separating myth from religion, as you seemed to be saying in your post.

Not just believablilty, but also substance. Myths have little to no substance because they are inherently based on faleshoods.

Whereas real religions (the big three) are full of substance because they are inherently based on truths.

The difference in myth and religion is that myths never really happened, whereas the things listed in legitimate religions did really happen.

This is why no one believes in Odin or Thor crap any more, but real religion will never die. Granted that these days secular humanists and apostates vastly out-number legitimate believers, but even so legitimate believers in religion will always be a force to be reckoned with because of the inherent truth of their religion (which myths lack).

[Goofball]

Not just believablilty, but also substance. Myths have little to no substance because they are inherently based on faleshoods.

Whereas real religions (the big three) are full of substance because they are inherently based on truths.

The difference in myth and religion is that myths never really happened, whereas the things listed in legitimate religions did really happen.

This is why no one believes in Odin or Thor crap any more, but real religion will never die. Granted that these days secular humanists and apostates vastly out-number legitimate believers, but even so legitimate believers in religion will always be a force to be reckoned with because of the inherent truth of their religion (which myths lack).

Okay, I think I understand what you're saying. It seems that the real difference between religion and myth is faith.

Your faith tells you that Jesus did pull the fish out of nowhere and feed the crowd. On the flip side, because your faith tells you that your religion is the only true faith, Odin and all of his pals must be nothing more than myths by default.

Although either set of stories was just as likely to have happened (read: not very) your faith tells you that one is true and the other is a lie.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Odin never hurled lightening, he had an unwavering balck-hafted spear which never missed. Thor's hammer caused Thunder though.

Genesis and the Prometheus Myth are both Myths and you can't get away from that. The belief in the trth behind the myth is the religion.

Plenty of myths have a basis in fact and not all are associated with religion. If you go up to the wrong Welshman and tell him his Once and Future King is nothing but a falshood you might end up very dead.

[Pannonian]

Odin never hurled lightening, he had an unwavering balck-hafted spear which never missed. Thor's hammer caused Thunder though.

Genesis and the Prometheus Myth are both Myths and you can't get away from that. The belief in the trth behind the myth is the religion.

Plenty of myths have a basis in fact and not all are associated with religion. If you go up to the wrong Welshman and tell him his Once and Future King is nothing but a falshood you might end up very dead.

To expand on my earlier explanation, myths are stories told to explain how something came to be. Foundation myths tell the stories of the origins of peoples, other myths tell the origins of customs or natural phenomena. They are often, but not necessarily, fictional. Historical myths from the American war of independence include the siege of Fort McHenry, the escape of Washington, the signing of the constitution, etc. They are part of the greater mythology of the foundation of the United States. Fictional myths include the mythology of the Greeks and other ancient peoples.

Religions are founded on mythologies, and they differ in that they set rules for how people should live. The clearest differentiation in the bible would be the difference between most of the old testament, which is the Jewish people's foundation myth/history, and the 10 commandments, which is clearly religion. Parables blur the distinction.