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Discussion Questions WK 2 Humanities/105 World Mythology Discussion Questions WK 2 1. Myths often explain the origins of evil, suffering, death, and what sustains life. Must myths be literally true to be valuable? Explain why or why not. ANSWER: I do not believe that myths need to be literally true to be valuable. To me myths are a valuable part of history that gives us insight or some type of explanation of times, people, and places. They are a mirror that takes past situations and reflects morals that may even still be used in present day 2. Select one creation myth from this week’s readings. What truth does the myth tell you about the culture that created it? ANSWER: I’m going to take the creation of†¦show more content†¦Say for example; The United States â€Å"A Nation Of One†. Take many of the old classic myths and it talks about how societies or nature evolves or grows out of practically nothing. Well our nation started small but we have grown to be a very diverse country and different ethnics of all everywhere that we look, a nd we all manage to live as one. It has not been easy but it has managed to get thru and unify just as that one myth talk about the group climbing the vine thru the different worlds six to be exact. 5. Why do you think so many cultures have a flood myth? Beyond the possibility that it really occurred, can you think of a reason it would be important to a given civilization to have such a myth? What role do you think the flood myth serves in a given culture? ANSWER: I personally believe that every culture has a flood myth, because it serves as a purpose of order, and how we came to be to explain how everything evolved. I think its purpose is to make people act in a certain way if not that is one of the consequence that could occur and wipe everything out. 6. Imagine trying to explain some difficult concept to young children: why you were born, why life involves struggle, why women and not men bear children, or what happens to a person after death. Would your explanations qualify as my ths? Explain why or why not. ANSWER: Yes; our explanations would definitely qualify as myths, for the simple fact it being used in the sense of explaining