The world's mythologies and religious customs are not problematic because of the traditions themselves, but rather because of a secular culture that has overwritten these traditions. To think about God, and the meaning of life, even if there is no understanding written or spoken, is an act of transcendence. Thinking symbolically becomes a form of consciousness that goes far beyond individuals. It's a meditation of the past and future, a reflection of the world within and beyond. Communicating through abstract ideas is at the foundation of creativity and symbolic thought, including art, music, the written word, mathematics, and science.