Modern Problems Fictional Mythology

[Sumika_Flau]

So Let's have a discussion about Problems in our general problems our Modern World.
If every mythology and legends exist up until modern times would they deal with problems that is personal for them.
We have Problems that gods if exist would totally destroy us.for example Sea God's examplePoseidon or sny mythologyif its exist . There's a humongous Garbage in the ocean and It' spans around millions of kilometers most is concentrated in the Pacific.Thats why it's called Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

Let's start wirh this problem.

 

[Soupervan]

Depends how gods work.
Could some of them destroy us if they existed? Certainly.
Would they? Depends where their power springs from. If it's innate then sure, they probably would or at least- as per your example, Poseidon or some other sea god would probably send us a few more hurricanes until we stop polluting the ocean.
But if their power comes from the faith people have in them they wouldn't dare kill us all and would probably be wary of killing any mortal that doesn't specifically and horribly offend them just in case they or their decedents are or become authors that might write about them, musicians that will sing about them etc... gaining them more power.
Of course none of that counts with evil and chaotic gods that may just plain not care about any consequences but the 'good' ones presumably would be protecting their livelihoods.
Alternatively gods may have implemented rules of non-interference with mortals (Perhaps until armageddon/ragnorock) which would neatly explain why we have only myths and stories about them and we currently don't know for a fact whether or not god(s) exist and must take such things on faith.