Why Is Paganism Rising?

[MigL]

On 1/11/2024 at 12:11 PM, TheVat said:

It no longer carries the meaning of rustic, just means fellow countryman. 

the word 'paese' can have two meanings.
It can mean town, or it can mean country.
I imagine this stems from the city-states that were scattered across the Italian peninsula, long before it became the country of Italy.

[J.C.MacSwell]

5 hours ago, jajrussel said:

I remember reading that the root of the word pagan was essentially equal to peasant/not of the city. Apparently, now it is said to be the term that Christian Romans etc. used to allude to anyone not of the Abrahamic religions generally as a slur. My observation is that pagans seem to prefer the peasant/not of the city referral. Was it the video thumbnail that prompted the question.

 

Naked girls dancing around the fire made me think of Woodstock for some reason.

 

 

[dimreepr]

13 hours ago, J.C.MacSwell said:

Naked girls dancing around the fire made me think of Woodstock for some reason.

See how easy it is too shoot down, what is essentially a very good idea; in answer to the OP, I think it's a shame that paganism isn't rising fast enough, our society steamrollers every idea that could potentially slow growth; I wonder why the Australian mice plague spings to mind?

[TheVat]

I was 14 when I snuck into a theater to see Woodstock.   I had to sit through the entire credits before I was able to walk.   

3 hours ago, dimreepr said:

think it's a shame that paganism isn't rising fast enough, our society steamrollers every idea that could potentially slow growth;

Yes.  Earth-centered religions have tended to less elevation of humans over the rest of creation.  In Paganism humans are a part of nature.  In Abrahamic religions, humans lord it over nature, and are the only beings with immortal souls and therefore have a divinity which separates them from nature.  This view has played out in ways that aren't so good for nature.

[zapatos]

2 hours ago, TheVat said:

I was 14 when I snuck into a theater to see Woodstock.   I had to sit through the entire credits before I was able to walk. 

Har!

[dimreepr]

21 hours ago, TheVat said:

Yes.  Earth-centered religions have tended to less elevation of humans over the rest of creation.  In Paganism humans are a part of nature.  In Abrahamic religions, humans lord it over nature, and are the only beings with immortal souls and therefore have a divinity which separates them from nature.  This view has played out in ways that aren't so good for nature.

Hmmm, is the word religion really the problem here?

[TheVat]

1 hour ago, dimreepr said:

Hmmm, is the word religion really the problem here?

Not that I know of.  Which is why I used it. Why do you ask?

[dimreepr]

11 minutes ago, TheVat said:

Not that I know of.  Which is why I used it. Why do you ask?

Just checking, religion seems to be the universal excuse for not listening to reason...

 

Edited January 17 by dimreepr