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For just one of endless examples, do you believe the ancient Greek gods were real? Some stories may indeed have persisted for millenia. But how does one separate those from the fanciful ones? With corroboration.

Because some are true does not mean all ancient stories and myths are true, and one must be careful to not impute meaning that isn't there, i.e. finding pictures in clouds.



And conversely just because one story is not 100% true doesn't mean that every story is not true, which is what most academics appear to assume.


I don't have evidence the Ancient Greek gods were/are not real. I do believe they are real in a sense. At least in collective unconscious, they will influence humankind.


I don't have any evidence that I'm a (buggy) computer simulation, either. But that's not reason to believe that I am one.

> I do believe they are real in a sense.

Which ones are real, the Greek gods or the Norse gods?


Both




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