, ▁the ▁ground , ▁and ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁man ' s ▁spiritual ▁life ." ▁ ▁When ▁religion ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁sacred , ▁divine , ▁int ensive ▁valu ing , ▁or ▁ult imate ▁concern , ▁then ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁understand ▁why ▁scientific ▁find ings ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁critic isms ▁( e . g ., ▁those ▁made ▁by ▁Richard ▁Daw kins ) ▁do ▁not ▁necessarily ▁disturb ▁its ▁ad her ents . ▁ ▁As pect s ▁ ▁Bel ief s ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁faith , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁reason , ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁religious ▁belief s . ▁The ▁inter play ▁between ▁faith ▁and ▁reason , ▁and ▁their ▁use ▁as ▁perce ived ▁support ▁for ▁religious ▁belief s , ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁subject ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁philosoph ers ▁and ▁the olog ians . ▁ ▁M yth ology ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁myth ▁has ▁several ▁mean ings . ▁ ▁A ▁traditional ▁story ▁of ▁ost ens ibly ▁historical ▁events ▁that ▁serves ▁to ▁unfold ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁view ▁of ▁a ▁people ▁or ▁explain ▁a ▁practice , ▁belief , ▁or ▁natural ▁phenomen on ; ▁ ▁A ▁person ▁or ▁thing ▁having ▁only ▁an ▁imag inary ▁or ▁un ver ifiable ▁existence ; ▁or ▁ ▁A ▁met ap hor ▁for ▁the ▁spiritual ▁potential ity ▁in ▁the ▁human ▁being . ▁ ▁An cient ▁poly the istic ▁relig ions , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁Greece , ▁Rome , ▁and ▁Sc and in avia , ▁are ▁usually ▁categor ized ▁under ▁the ▁heading ▁of ▁myth ology . ▁Relig ions ▁of ▁pre -