When people refer to the ancient stories of gods and goddesses like Kali or Shiva as mythology, what do they mean? Are these stories... "true?" What is religion, and what is it trying to do? Let's unpack the idea of a sacred story handed down through generations, what those stories are doing, and why they have come about. We'll discuss Kali and Shiva, Hinduism, the story of Jonah and the Whale from the Hebrew Bible, and religion and mythology in general.