A foundation myth is the metaphysical basis of a culture and explains to the people why they exist, helps them define their values and brings them together as one community.
The true foundation myth is that the US were the good guys. They weren’t. They wanted to end Britain whilst saving it from Nazism. The intention was to crush us our spirit our empire so they could build theirs. No one talks about because they prefer the Ju haters like Darryl.
Clearly there is pulp Sci-Fi, but the classics do seem to have wisdom weaved into them. I’ve been going through the Asimov foundation series recently and I’ve personally found some wise thoughts.
I think the main benefit to this, is by bringing Sci-Fi and historical myths together, it will help us to change the discussion from ‘did the myth really happen?’ to ‘what can we learn from the myth?’
Many of the Sci Fi myths are really ancient myths retold. Luke Skywalker sets out on a quest to rescue a beautiful princess and discover who he is at the same time. Dune is a similar story with a cautionary point about messiahs added in. I have stopped reading science fiction. It is good fun most of the time but I don’t learn about human nature from the stories. Rather, it is human nature that determines the stories.
The only exceptions are sci fi stories that imagine alien cultures—learning how to see through the other’s eyes is very useful and wise.
I stopped reading Sci-Fi about 20 years ago. I found history was far too interesting.
Though since Ive been going down the AngloFuturism rabbit hole, my fellow AngloFuturists have encouraged me to read more Sci Fi. I’m resting it with an eye for wisdom.
It’s almost like Sci Fi acts like a mirror to our present world. Much like how the old abandoned historical myths acted too. The mirror of myth helps us understand ourselves and who we are. And some Sci Fi stories have that similar function.
The true foundation myth is that the US were the good guys. They weren’t. They wanted to end Britain whilst saving it from Nazism. The intention was to crush us our spirit our empire so they could build theirs. No one talks about because they prefer the Ju haters like Darryl.
Do you really find deep wisdom in Sci Fi?
Clearly there is pulp Sci-Fi, but the classics do seem to have wisdom weaved into them. I’ve been going through the Asimov foundation series recently and I’ve personally found some wise thoughts.
I think the main benefit to this, is by bringing Sci-Fi and historical myths together, it will help us to change the discussion from ‘did the myth really happen?’ to ‘what can we learn from the myth?’
Many of the Sci Fi myths are really ancient myths retold. Luke Skywalker sets out on a quest to rescue a beautiful princess and discover who he is at the same time. Dune is a similar story with a cautionary point about messiahs added in. I have stopped reading science fiction. It is good fun most of the time but I don’t learn about human nature from the stories. Rather, it is human nature that determines the stories.
The only exceptions are sci fi stories that imagine alien cultures—learning how to see through the other’s eyes is very useful and wise.
I stopped reading Sci-Fi about 20 years ago. I found history was far too interesting.
Though since Ive been going down the AngloFuturism rabbit hole, my fellow AngloFuturists have encouraged me to read more Sci Fi. I’m resting it with an eye for wisdom.
It’s almost like Sci Fi acts like a mirror to our present world. Much like how the old abandoned historical myths acted too. The mirror of myth helps us understand ourselves and who we are. And some Sci Fi stories have that similar function.