Which of the following is the "common parlance" definition of myth?
A) a scientific explanation for the origin of the universe (the "Big Bang")
B) a widely believed falsehood ("Ministers' sons are wicked.")
C) a narrative providing a rationale for religious beliefs and practices (the "Virgin Birth")
D) an explanatory description of an orderly universe (the "Copernican Theory")
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