Re: Why paganism? -- Pagan Awareness Network Inc.

Friday, May 2, 2008 - New servers are in! Click-in for more info!

Monday, October 13, 02:21:48am [ VoyUser Login optional ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 20/05/08 2:11:16am
Author: Finrod (Amused.)
Subject: Re: Why paganism?
In reply to: Bill Payne 's message, "Why paganism?" on 15/05/08 7:21:14pm

You seem to think this is all about sex. So long as that's your main focus, I suppose there's no real reason to go looking for religious connotations. Those connotations sort of thing springs from a much more complete engagement of one's being than the limits you appear to be working within.

>I read "In gods we trust" (Melb. Weekly Bayside May 14
>- 20 2008). Yes we know that European pantheism (many
>gods) was destroyed by Middle Eastern monotheism (one
>god). Ibn Warraq (author of "Why I am not a Muslim")
>once quipped in his critique of pantheism "monotheism
>is in its turn doomed to subtract one more god and
>become atheism". Gavin Andrew says pagans look to see
>"the inherent beauty and complexity of nature". Does
>one really need gods to do this? As Warraq implies why
>not subtract god(s) entirely and simply become
>naturists (nudists)? Do we really need religious
>ritual to appreciate nature? Or is paganism simply
>"sexier" by offering a titillating compromise between
>archaic, meaningless, sexually oppressive established
>religion and real sexual freedom?

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Re: Why paganism? -- Lion Spider, 18/06/08 3:12:05am

[ VoyUser Login ] Not required to post.
Post a public reply to this message | Go post a new public message
* Notice: Posting problems? [ Click here ]
* HTML allowed in marked fields.
Message subject (required):

Name (required):

Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>You seem to think this is all about sex. So long as >that's your main focus, I suppose there's no real >reason to go looking for religious connotations. Those >connotations sort of thing springs from a much more >complete engagement of one's being than the limits you >appear to be working within. > >>I read "In gods we trust" (Melb. Weekly Bayside May 14 >>- 20 2008). Yes we know that European pantheism (many >>gods) was destroyed by Middle Eastern monotheism (one >>god). Ibn Warraq (author of "Why I am not a Muslim") >>once quipped in his critique of pantheism "monotheism >>is in its turn doomed to subtract one more god and >>become atheism". Gavin Andrew says pagans look to see >>"the inherent beauty and complexity of nature". Does >>one really need gods to do this? As Warraq implies why >>not subtract god(s) entirely and simply become >>naturists (nudists)? Do we really need religious >>ritual to appreciate nature? Or is paganism simply >>"sexier" by offering a titillating compromise between >>archaic, meaningless, sexually oppressive established >>religion and real sexual freedom?
Choose Message Icon: [ View Emoticons ]

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT-8
VF Version: 2.94, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums^(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2008 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.