The Emergence Machine

Myth Story

abstract · Level 10 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

Myths emerge as a type of story that encodes cultural beliefs about the supernatural and the origins of the world, drawing upon a collective understanding of the world and its workings, which is rooted in a shared set of beliefs and values.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Myth Story” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0Myth StoryBeliefStoryThoughtLanguageMind… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Story L8 (requires)
    A myth is a traditional story that explains natural phenomena or cultural origins
  • Belief L9 (requires)
    Myths encode cultural beliefs about the supernatural and the origins of the world