RE103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lightning, Nuclear Family, Seashell
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Prior to plato"s time in ancient greece the concepts of mythos and logos overlapped. Both pointed to the idea of a story or a narrative, an account, or a retelling, The word on the street , to use a colloquial (used in ordinary or familiar conversations; not formal or literary) term. An ancient greek philosopher who is believed to have lived in the 5th century of. Well known for writing: the republic and the symposium. Myths give a better explanation which is diicult to articulate using human language or scientiic data. Myths explore concepts, ideas, and feelings, like love. Example: we know that the milky way only accounts for 4. 9% of the universe and that the universe continues to expand; it is estimated to be approx. Furthermore, dark energy accounts for well over 50% of our universe. Yet, this info is hard to fathom and there is so much that we do not know.
