It's the lens through which I see religion in general. I used to reject it when I was younger in the authority-challenging phase, but now I realize that every r

It's the lens through which I see religion in general. I used to reject it when I was younger in the authority-challenging phase, but now I realize that every religion is correct in the context of the society from which it was birthed: Shiva is the Hindu deity and has several pairs of arms, therefore Indian culture values multitasking or a citizen having many skills using the hands. Thor was a god of the Vikings and wielded the large hammer - therefore weapon and armor-smithing were highly valued skills that drove economic resilience (in a time when a considerable part of the economy was moving pillaged goods). Hammer could mean building things in general. Christians have streets of gold when they get to heaven - therefore Roman society valued infrastructure. Every god is a metaphor for a hive-mind of people.