The Emblems of Religion don't belong ... or do they?

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Many things that happen today cannot be explained by our natural laws.

One word - "Yet." Note that I do not intend to insult or to be impolite, but just want to share my thoughts.

Originally Posted by Lathriel

Otherwise I think authors should not include religion,or if they do want to include some sort of religion they should make up one of their own.

I think that there are some...for lack of a better word...archetypes that can safely be used as they transcend specific religions/cultures. The "flood of Noah" would be one such example. Many cultures not considered "children of Abraham" have a story regarding a large flood in their history/mythology/belief system. Tolkien added one with Numenor, whether inadvertently or not. It might be safe to choose from the species memories, and I wonder if the archetypes that work well as described above are these.