We Use Stories To Explain Reality

But reality has a way of making itself known beyond our storytelling

Peter Mulraney
An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)
3 min readAug 24, 2022

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Cars submerged in floodwaters
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We’re storytellers. We use stories to explain the origins of life whether we’re scientists, priests or shamans. We tell stories to explain the world around us, to justify our behaviours and to persuade others to agree with our point of view.

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Peter Mulraney
An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

Peter Mulraney is a crime writing, modern-day mystic with an interest in personal growth, social justice and current affairs. www.petermulraney.com