Review of Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In

Evelyn Bioseh · Post by **Evelyn Bioseh** » 29 Mar 2022, 19:09

[Following is a volunteer review of "Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In" by Harold Toliver.]

3 out of 4 stars

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Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In by Harold Toliver is a critique of popular beliefs, myths, and illusions. It talks about the reasons people took to collective illusions. It traces the history of popular human myths and gives reasons why he thinks humans take to myths. It defines and explains myths, and it also highlights the effects that myths have had on human history.

One thing i particularly liked about this book was how straightforward it was. Harold writes this book in a way that is easy to understand for the readers. Harold talks about why humans first brought up myths. He talks about the importance of myths in the evolution of Humans and why people depend on and trust their beliefs. The author makes references to past events like World War 2 that was caused by German Dictator, Adolf Hitler, and how Hitler used the power of myths in order to convince his soldiers to trust in him. This book examines the effects of myths on the development of the human language and the development of the human consciousness.

I loved reading this book, though there were some parts I did not understand because the author wrote this book using advanced english with some big words. This book was not written for the sole purpose of defining myths, it was also written in order to debunk some common popular myths and the author did a good job of doing that.

Mystic Worlds and the Ones You Can Believe In was a great book, but it caters to everyone but theists. The author is particularly critical of religious myths in this book, he even calls them "unnecessary myths". He talked in-depth about the adverse effects that religion has had on the development of the human race. I understand him, but I do think he should have listed and explained his reasons why he thinks so in a more precise way.

I would rate Mystic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In three out of four stars. This book was really well written, professionally and flawlessly edited, and free of typos. It was also informative and filled with valid points and thoughts that I agree with. The reason I removed a star from my review of this book was because of his negative comments about religion. I definitely did not agree with him on those points.

I would recommend Mystic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In to anyone interested in knowing more about how myths affect human development. I would definitely not recommend this book to anyone who believes in God or believes in the spiritual realms. This book would be awesome for people looking to dive into human psychology too.

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Guillermo12 · Post by **Guillermo12** » 08 Apr 2022, 08:49

I love learning more about human history and this seems like a very entertaining and informative book to read. Thanks for your review

Sam Oghae · Post by **Sam Oghae** » 08 Apr 2022, 09:08

I'm intrigued by this book, a book where the author uses myths to point a picture of human history. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in history and myths

Evelyn Bioseh · Post by **Evelyn Bioseh** » 08 Apr 2022, 09:15

Sam Oghae wrote: ↑08 Apr 2022, 09:08 I'm intrigued by this book, a book where the author uses myths to point a picture of human history. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in history and myths

I would definitely recommend you check this out. The author did a lot in explaining his ideas in an easy to understand way

Amy Luman · Post by **Amy Luman** » 08 Apr 2022, 09:16

It’s interesting to find out where some of the things we believe in come from.

Evelyn Bioseh · Post by **Evelyn Bioseh** » 08 Apr 2022, 09:25

Guillermo12 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2022, 08:49 I love learning more about human history and this seems like a very entertaining and informative book to read. Thanks for your review

This book is filled with information about the development and history of the human race. I hope you enjoy reading. Thanks

Evelyn Bioseh · Post by **Evelyn Bioseh** » 08 Apr 2022, 09:26

Guillermo12 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2022, 08:49 I love learning more about human history and this seems like a very entertaining and informative book to read. Thanks for your review

This book is filled with information about the development and history of the human race. I hope you enjoy reading. Thanks