Evaluation of Myth 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Emily UffindellCreated on: 10-01-15 16:38 The use of myth makes a more memorable... ...narrative. 1 of 19 Myth might broaden our understanding of... ...truths which can not be outlined in a factual manner but which none the less carry meaning. 2 of 19 The fabrication of other details adds to... ...the overall message that the writer is trying to convey. 3 of 19 What does Brainwaite argue? Religious language is meant to assert moral claims which express the desire to act in a certain way. 4 of 19 Therefore, stories in which the truth is outlined give... ...moral impetus (stimulus) for how people should behave with one another. 5 of 19 Mythical stories may have fitted a world in which the begging of the world was a mystery.... ....but now we have the explaination of the Big Bang theory, these stories are no longer needed to convey truths. 6 of 19 Wilkinson and Campbell call this... ...'filling gaps' which no longer need filling. 7 of 19 What did Ahluwalia argue about cultural imagery? It tends to be culturally determined. 8 of 19 Many religious believers believe that there are... ...central truths conveyed in sacred texts. 9 of 19 If myth is the medium in which those truths are told... ...core elements might be misinterpreted/missed. 10 of 19 What does Taylor say about communicating truths? "If a myth is a made-up story (like a fable) then it does not communicate any truths about God." 11 of 19 What does Taylor say about competing myths? "There is no agreed criteria for judging which myth comminucates truth." 12 of 19 Flew argues that stories in the bible that are now being seen as mythological rather than literal is... ...convenient. 13 of 19 Flew sees this as... ...shifting the goal post to try and qualify the teachings and therefore justify their beliefs. 14 of 19 He calls this "the death of... ...a thousand qualifications." 15 of 19 Fassbinder says: "The more real things get... ...the more like myths they become." 16 of 19 Shermer: "Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation... ...Whether they are true or not is irrelevant." 17 of 19 "Old Myths, Old gods , old heros.... ...have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind." 18 of 19 Who said this? Kunitz. 19 of 19
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