| Greek mythology is taught in most schools during | | | | At the time in history, that the Greeks believed and |
| some time of your education, if you grew up in the | | | | their gods, they were one of the most civilized |
| United States. I remember looking back at the | | | | groups of people on Earth. They had some of the |
| Greeks and thinking, "I can't believe these people | | | | best and brightest scholars around. The Roman |
| were that stupid, who believes that there is a God | | | | Empire and some of the United States government |
| of the ocean or one for love." I couldn't believe as a | | | | was based on information provided by Greek |
| young elementary school student, that these people | | | | scholars. |
| got caught up in these beliefs. | | | | Have you ever thought about your religion as being |
| I mean come on, I was a Christian at that time and | | | | wrong? If we now know that the Greek gods and |
| there was only one God, how stupid can these | | | | goddesses do not exist, do you think our modern |
| people be or misinformed about the way things really | | | | day beliefs can also be wrong. If we could go into |
| and truly are. It's kind of sad, but all the people in the | | | | the future 1000 years, could children be studying |
| past that did not accept Jesus Christ as the one true | | | | about Christianity, Islam or Buddhism, like modern day |
| God are all living in hell. Well, that's how I thought | | | | children study about Greek mythology and other |
| when I was a child. | | | | beliefs that we view today as unbelievable or |
| Some of the mythological stories are about pain, | | | | impossible. |
| love, happiness, plotting, scheming and power. Now | | | | The Greek gods and goddesses made sense to the |
| we're talking about something that most people can | | | | citizens of Greece in the past. Do you think in the |
| understand. These gods were just like regular people, | | | | future that our modern day religions will be viewed in |
| except some of them had extraordinary powers and | | | | the same way as we now view Greek mythology. |
| if they used them poorly, they would have to | | | | Looking back at the past, often inspires me for a |
| answer to the gods god, Zeus. | | | | better future. |