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.
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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.