>Gloranthan magic and religion is a beatiful realisation of the myths of our
>ancestors. The cultures of the peoples of Glorantha are imaginitive and
>insightful interpretaions of our ancestors lifestyles. This presents a
>contradiction: if our predecessors myths had been real, their lifestyles
>would have been significantly different.
No, they wouldn't. A fundamentalist christian, for example, knows that his myths (or his interpretation of those myths) are completely and utterly true, yet this affects his lifestyle not one whit. His myths _explain_ his lifestyle.
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