The discussion of mythologies as they pertain to culture was really interesting to me. Especially in regards to culture being a fixed point in time or in flux with the interests of people.
I studied Latin and Roman/Grecian culture for 11 years meanwhile, my father went to an all boys military school and so he knows a lot about war machines and he also loves race cars.
I admit that I have been rather elitist towards him in the past as I felt like I understood more information than him when visiting art museums and the like. However, I realize that should I visit a machinery involved museum, he would know much more than I did and the roles would be reversed with me suddenly becoming the uncultured half.
Culture as it stands does then change depending not the interests of the people I think. There may be cultures which have historically existed longer and therefor have more interest but there will probably be people hundreds of years in the future who have the same interests as my father and then it will be treated with some of the same reverence. Unless the reverent is lost at that point.
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