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Do Storytelling, Mythology, Philosophy, and Science Converge?
Yes, but not in an entirely obvious way.
Storytelling isn’t just making something up and sharing it. It’s a much broader topic that includes fiction, nonfiction, and general dissemination of information.
Storytelling has been part of every culture on the planet. From ancient times to today, there have always been storytellers. Long before hieroglyphs or the written word, information was shared via stories.
Over time, storytelling has become representative of campfire tales, bedtime stories, and mythology. It’s become increasingly common for storytelling to be equated almost exclusively with fiction.
This, too, has been broadened to include books, TV, streaming services, films, radio, podcasts, memes, and every form of media you can conceive of. But for the most part, it’s all fiction.
Yet, in truth, storytelling converges with both fiction and nonfiction. Thus, it’s part of mythology, philosophy, and even science.
How does that work?
Storytelling runs deep
Before written language, information of every kind was disseminated via storytelling.
