Comment by Allen Sneed on December 8, 2010 at 9:32pm

I like the video, but don't understand how mythicism is an alternative to atheism. Mythicism as described is atheistic. Atheists don't deny that mythological figures exist. Seems perfectly reasonable for someone to be an atheist who accepts the mythicist position. But absurd for a theist to do so because that would mean rejecting the theist claim that these stories are true.

Comment by Allen Sneed on December 8, 2010 at 9:33pm

To clarify, I don't mean to say that atheists believe mythological figures exist in the sense that we believe they are real and true, just that the stories exist. I accept the concept of Darth Vader, but don't believe he is real. Same for Jesus, Satan and Zues.

Comment by Kathryn Bennett on December 30, 2010 at 10:04pm

I'm really not sure what this is suppose to stand for.  Mythicism seems to have any thing to it. The links aren't really giving me any insight and google is coming up with definations such as this

 

Wikipedia

Mythicism, and the verb to mythicize, may refer to:

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• the process of turning a historical or semi-historical person or event into amyth
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  • mythical king
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• interpretation of accounts in terms ofmythology, seemythography
• in particular the term is used for those who have amythological interpretations of Jesus Christordeny/doubt his historicity.^[

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