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erwin "not cool enough for fortnite" smith ([personal profile] theomachy) wrote in [community profile] kaisou2022-01-16 09:41 pm
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text. un: erwin.smith.

WHO: Erwin + whoever
WHERE: Network
WHEN: January 15
WHAT: Just a lil network post.
WARNINGS: N/A, will update if needed.

Hello, everyone. My name is Erwin Smith, and I'm a professor at the university. My courses focus on myths and legends both local and not so local. In light of recent goings-on, I'd like an open conversation about what's considered myth and what's considered, for lack of a better term, a "gospel" truth. Let's talk about stories.

Everyone's got a story.
dustodust: (⌛ 30)

un: encheneer

[personal profile] dustodust 2022-01-17 08:16 am (UTC)(link)
Good day, Professor! Recently I've been interested in mythologies related to the moon. I find it fascinating how mankind's trips to space have revealed much of its secrets to us— and yet it is so inaccessible that it preserves its mystery, to the point where some would claim our research is falsified.
dustodust: (⌛ 52)

[personal profile] dustodust 2022-01-18 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
The rabbit that pounds rice cakes on the moon. How could anyone not enjoy that kind of adorable myth?

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whiteshroud: (jun05)

un: hikari-vi

[personal profile] whiteshroud 2022-01-17 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Professor Smith? You're on here too?

[Who let all these adults on the internet??]
whiteshroud: (jun138)

[personal profile] whiteshroud 2022-01-18 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh well. Welcome!

[This app has so many adults that know him on here. It's worse than Facebook]

I like lots of stories, but I guess I'm often drawn to unsolved mysteries. Like who is D.B. Cooper, what happened to the Mary Celeste...stuff like that.

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blindfox: (Oh?)

voice | un: lazyfox

[personal profile] blindfox 2022-01-17 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Politicians who actually care are a myth, in my opinion.

[Jun.]
blindfox: (Don't Trust This Face)

he's good for that sometimes

[personal profile] blindfox 2022-01-18 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Then as far as the rest of us can tell, they don't care. So, politicians who care are a myth.

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dirtdevil: (shutting the fuck up)

un: no

[personal profile] dirtdevil 2022-01-18 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
do you really not have anything better to do than this
dirtdevil: (a horse with no legs)

[personal profile] dirtdevil 2022-01-18 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ fuck. ]

not really

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ape: (pic#14953268)

un: gibbontake

[personal profile] ape 2022-01-20 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
Now here’s a good coffee break.

A truth would have to be something proven. We got our evidence and solid facts published for the research community to see, disclose and debate. I’ve sadly not seen a research paper on Bigfoot.
dirtdevil: (full frontal nudity)

un: no

[personal profile] dirtdevil 2022-01-22 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
your username is fucking stupid
ape: (pic#14790121)

[personal profile] ape 2022-01-22 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
And yours is creatively lacking. 🙊

Not a fan of puns, Levi?
dirtdevil: (shutting the fuck up)

[personal profile] dirtdevil 2022-01-22 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
not a fan of stupid shit

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ape: (pic#14790119)

[personal profile] ape 2022-01-23 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, no. This, I need to see.

Would inherent truths therefore count as opinions?

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motiv8: (⚔️ 47)

un: rschwarzer

[personal profile] motiv8 2022-01-20 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh? Now those courses sound interesting... maybe next semester.

As far as myths versus the "truth"... I don't think we can conclusively prove that a lot of myths aren't true. I mean, I won't say I necessarily subscribe to the idea that they're true, but I think the people who believe in them believe for a reason. It's not anyone else's place to tell them that it's wrong.

And regardless, I think every myth probably has at least a grain of truth to it somewhere. Ideas don't usually pop up out of thin air, after all.
motiv8: (⚔️ 13)

[personal profile] motiv8 2022-01-23 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
Here's hoping I can find room in my schedule!

That's a very good point, though. I think it's important to believe in scientific discoveries, but also accept that for as much as we do know, there's so much more that we don't.

The Kraken is a great example. And even things like ghosts, spirits, or aliens... sure, you could come up with some kind of "realistic" explanation for those things, just like you could say "oh, there's no Kraken, it was probably a giant octopus." But there's rarely a one-size-fits-all explanation for those sorts of things, and some of them... honestly, sometimes the "explanations" feel like more of a reach than the myths themselves.

If people's beliefs are meaningful to them and they aren't hurting anyone, why try to take that away from them? It just seems like stripping color out of the world, to me.