Humans possess an inherent need to understand the unknown and seek knowledge. Growing up Catholic, I was taught to follow the teachings of the Bible and the words of Jesus Christ if I wanted to live a good life. The Bible and its stories delivered moral lessons from God which are essential to understanding the world and how to live in it. However, I always found that the main goal of biblical stories is not to establish a relationship with God, but to instill order and behavior determined as “good” within Christian believers. It seems apparent that religion and myth play an important social and psychological role as positive determinants on the ways of life that give meaning to human existence.
