The Power of Myths

 "We are accustomed to think of myths as the opposite of science.  But in fact they are a central part of it: the part that decides its significance in our lives.  So we very much need to understand them.  Myths are not lies.  Nor are they detached stories.  They are imaginative patterns, networks of powerful symbols that suggest particular ways of interpreting the world.  They shape its meaning." - Mary Midgley, The Myths We Live By