[Starboy]

Quote by: lsbskins1 But science can not answer the question that is being asked in the larger sense. It can give you "42" (as you see, I am a Hitchhikers Guide Fan), but it will never be able to make "42" make emotionally satisfying sense.

However the funny thing about that example is that for many fans of Adams the number “42” does make emotionally satisfying sense.

Mythos does not address the "rational, logical" aspect of man's questioning. I do not mean to imply that the two aspects of our nature do not touch each other. What I mean is that if you have a job that you love, a family that you love, a quality education, and all the material things you want, you may still find yourself searching. Searching for a sense of importantance and purpose in the world. Religion, Mythos, that is what addresses those needs in mankind. It touches that part of people that needs to feel that somewhere there is a model for what is right and good, that there is a conrtolling principle that is independant of the chaos and turmoil that exists. They may see very plaily that some of the old myths are just that, they may understand that by planning wisely, they have arrived at the destination the map you spoke of pointed them towards, but yet and still, others, with as much dedication, intelligence and planning, never make their goal, they die when a Serial Killer meets them at the mailbox. Those who are left wonder, not "Why are there Serial Killers?", for science can answer that question, but rather, "Where is the justice in 'that' person being the victim." Science can not answer that question.

As far as I can tell you are saying this:

1. There is the set of all questions.
2. You claim that there is a subset of the set of all questions that cannot be addressed by reason or logic and/or science.
3. You claim that the reason why this subset cannot be addressed by reason, logic and/or science is because you say that these questions are associated with a “Searching for a sense of importance and purpose in the world.”
4. You claim that the only way that these questions can be addressed is by Religion and Mythos.
5. You further claim that the way Religion and Mythos address these questions is by “touch[ing] that part of people that needs to feel that somewhere there is a model for what is right and good, that there is a controlling[sp] principle that is independent of the chaos and turmoil that exists.”
6. You then appear to claim that because there are what I will call senseless acts of violence in the world, that questions regarding the unfairness of life arise that you claim logic or reason and/or science cannot answer.

Is this more of less correct? If not would you care to elaborate?

Starboy