Are god-myths personifications of natural phenomena?

Question

When you look at all the god-myths throughout history, doesn't it strike you that they all seems to be personifications of natural phenomena or nature. Even a universal god-myth such as the Biblical Jehovah contains many remnants of the "witnesses" personalities. The misogyny of Paul, the fears and controlling attitude of Moses, and the lunacy and imagination of John.

Answer 1

The ancient gods....including those of the Jewish pantheons (which includes the storm/war Christan god Yahweh) were all nature gods. They used gods to explain what they could not understand.



Paul and John, IMHO after studying their writings.....were most likely mentally ill. Paul, a narcissistic misogynist, and John a schizophrenic prone to delusions of grandeur.

Answer 2

Man almost certainly created gods and magical beings to explain that which he didn't understand. Nature gods made the most sense: How else could primitive man explain thunder, rain, the phases of the moon, the tides?When those phenomena were given personalities they became easier to "deal" with, to understand. Smart or crafty tribal members realized they could control others and thus began the priesthood, female at first because of their ability to create life.

Man has always endowed his gods with not only powers to control nature but with anger, jealousy, spite, revenge - - how else could he explain the many hurtful things that happened unless it was the result of not pleasing the gods? Early Jews were no different.

Answer 3

Yeah, they are functions used to explain the unknown. Also, a bunch of people may have been on shrooms and dmt back then.

Answer 4

I fail to see logic in your 'reasoning'