The "mythological" Past

The word myth bothers me a bit. It denounces traditional information systems of elaborate cultures. We assume that we are the most advanced and intelligent species to have ever walked the earth, therefore we denounce ancient cultures beliefs as mythology. We are fools.

Ancient people are far closer to the beginning of culture, humanity, and society. The way they present information is different to us therefore we denounce it as having only entertainment value.

Let me ask you, if the Mayans really thought these "Myths" were just for entertainment why would they sacrifice animals and built monolithic monuments? for fun? for entertainment? absolutely not. How about the Egyptians? would they have built the pyramids? They had full belief in these "mythological" creatures. They live to serve them and would die for them.

These ancient cultures were closer to the truth then any contemporary person. They knew where we came from, they knew others in the universe, they knew the correct way to live with one another. These ancient people dwarfed our current understanding of science, architecture, and most importantly spirituality.

Whomever implemented the word myth was simply afraid of understanding another culture. Simply afraid of knowing the truth. Simply afraid of accepting they they are not the best at something. Its our egos that will lead to our absentminded demise.

If we can accept the fact that we don't know everything there is to know, then we can begin to learn form other people and ancient civilizations instead of dismissing every ancient text as mythology.