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To: The Philosopher who wrote (48895)	8/4/1999 1:33:00 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Many things in science are unlikely to be laughed at 1000 years from now- the descriptive aspects of science, for example- remain true. I think what you meant was that some scientific theories will be laughed at in 1000 years. And who can say whether those mythological truths will still hold true? Man's nature may change. The 20th century understanding of myth is QUITE different from the understanding of a 9th century person. So different that I can hardly imagine what it must have been like to be such a person. I think you cannot imagine what people may be like in 1000 years- I know I can't. If we go back to the ancient Greeks- many of their scientific discoveries are not laughed at now- in fact they form the basis of much of contemporary science. Greek myths, on the other hand, may have a certain symbolic interest, and they have a subjective truth, as they are interpreted through a modern lens- but I would argue that our mutual understanding with the ancient world would be closer where science is concerned than in the area of mythology.