One question that comes up when you tell people you are Christian is, why the God of the Bible? Why not Greek Gods and Goddesses?
It is my personal belief system that some spiritual belief systems have value, while others don't. For example, I label religions such as Satanism as False Religions. Meaning, for me, there is no value in studying them. There are other belief systems like this, but I choose not to point fingers.
My belief about pantheistic belief systems is that they are not false religions. They have a lot of value to them. However, obviously, I don't believe these gods and goddesses really exist.
One of the important tenets for understanding religions is redefining the definition of "truth." When you are dealing with literary truth, the value cames from the ideas presented in and that naturally flow out of the stories told. You don't dismiss the stories as unimportant because they didn't really happen.
Throughout the ages, you see civilations that formulated their own religious beliefs, when direct divine guidance is absent.
Spiritual belief systems are presented to help the spiritual growth of a civilation (or more than one). Just like in mysticism, delusions come about to help personal psychological growth and personal spiritual growth.
After all, it is the world we live in that is an illusion. Us, as individuals and spirits, are the only things that are really real.
Myths are a creative take on the repeating themes that come up when living within this illusion.
The challenge is to build up value within yourself, within your soul, and not the artificial desires of the ego, such as physical attractiveness, a cool job, celebrity friends, etc.
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