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  1. HexBomb

    Polyamory or Monogamy?

    I don't think either is more 'natural.' I think it depends on the person. My only experience with knowing anyone in real life who was polyamarous was a triad who had been together for five years, and all three had never had another partner. So the 'concept' that polyamory = more danger than...
  2. HexBomb

    would you marry someone of a different faith as yours?

    This always raises an interesting question for me, and I hope you don't mind if I ask, but...isn't it possible for someone to fall in love with a Jew, and through seeing the way that Jew lives and believes, fall in love with Judaism, and want to convert for both reasons?
  3. HexBomb

    Harvard Cultural Club to host Black Mass -- such a welcoming gesture

    I wasn't talking about Christianity in general using Judaism, I was specifivcally using Messianic Judaism. Second, the pagan roots of Christian festivals are neither 'few' nor 'inconsequential.' Other faiths matter. Just because they were beaten down and their festivals absorbed and symbolism...
  4. HexBomb

    Harvard Cultural Club to host Black Mass -- such a welcoming gesture

    My point was that there are other religious movements who purposefully (at least on some level) do things knowing that they are purposefully profaning another faith. There were some suggestions that because it's Catholicism, people are saying 'It's okay, blaspheme away,' or that Satanism the...
  5. HexBomb

    Harvard Cultural Club to host Black Mass -- such a welcoming gesture

    I have no doubt that is how the majority of Messianic Jews feel. However, when I was at my first Christian school, we had a speaker who was the 'Rabbi' of a Messianic Judaism synagogue in my state. He explained how important it was to convert Jews to Christ, and how 'it wasn't technically...
  6. HexBomb

    would you marry someone of a different faith as yours?

    I would. I think as long as there is understanding and good communication and respect towards each other's beliefs, then it's fine. My one cousin is an atheist married to a Jew. So, in their house it is kosher only, and all rituals are followed. He does that for her, and she follows Romany...
  7. HexBomb

    Harvard Cultural Club to host Black Mass -- such a welcoming gesture

    Putting in my two cents: If a cultural group wants to do a Black Mass for their Satanists, why shouldn't they? Other religions exist. I don't see Christians out there complaining about how Messianic Judaism exists for the purpose of blaspheming Judaism and getting clueless people interested in...
  8. HexBomb

    Going car free?

    It all depends on where you live. For me, since I can't drive, it is not so much of a choice, and it can lead to major problems. For example, there are few sidewalks where I live, and no drivers pay attention to pedestrians. (I've even gotten hit by a cop!) It also makes finding a job doubly...
  9. HexBomb

    Paganism for a Dummy?

    Just to stick my nose in..."folkish" doesn't have to mean that at all. Some organizations use it that way, but I know multiple heathens who consider themselves folkish who are not racist. They simply believe that you are more likely to be called by gods of your ancestors or by gods who are...
  10. HexBomb

    The term "Agnostic", is it viable? Problematic?

    I would say not. I personally would feel that such a label would be a lie. Besides which, agnosticism can also be 'because I don't have anything defining a god, I cannot make a claim as to belief or non-belief.' I did, when I was a Christian. I fully believed God was both omnibenevolent and...
  11. HexBomb

    The term "Agnostic", is it viable? Problematic?

    Just because you find it impractical doesn't mean it is impractical. If your definition of 'god' is an omnipotent creator god, then every polytheist I've ever known is an atheist. You need to define the parameters. Are fairies gods? Then I am a theist. Are fairies not gods? Then I am an atheist...
  12. HexBomb

    The term "Agnostic", is it viable? Problematic?

    Because the question has multiple definitions. My very first thread on this board was trying to nail down a definition of what it would take for something to be a 'god.' Guess what? There was no final answer. If you don't have a concrete definition, then you can't have a concrete answer. "Is a...
  13. HexBomb

    The term "Agnostic", is it viable? Problematic?

    I disagree with this entire premise. You're completely discounting the fact that there is no solid definition for god. What about someone who neither believes nor disbelieves, or believes as much as they disbelieve. You are saying it is impossible to have a neutral position. You're also saying...
  14. HexBomb

    The term "Agnostic", is it viable? Problematic?

    And isn't that, in and of itself, pigeonholding an idea that a god must be omnipresent or omnipotent? But would it not be illogical to think that if someone did a spell 200 times and each time got the same result, to be proof that magic exists, if not god? Or if not magic, than at least that...
  15. HexBomb

    Women want to look sexy.

    A lot of that depends on the type of heel and the height. Stilettos are the worst, and I can't so much as hobble in them. However, I can't walk a straight line in sneakers, or walk so much as a mile without tripping in flats. I can, however, do a full day of running around like an idiot in a lab...
  16. HexBomb

    Linear Vs. Cyclical

    I'm honestly not sure. I think each have their pros and cons. Linear means we're done after this life, and that would be a relief, though I think existence for eternity without changing is boring. Members of my family have always tossed cyclical ideas around, and there are some interesting...
  17. HexBomb

    Religion,homosexuality & prostitution

    There's not enough information for a lot of these. Why does my daughter or mother want to work as a prostitute? Are they doing it safely and legally? Do I know that the playboy or playgirl will be 'playing,' me? What kind of trouble am I saving an innocent person from? Why am I being ordered to...
  18. HexBomb

    Women want to look sexy.

    Some do, some don't. Usually people have to point out to me when someone is 'checking me out.' Personally, I think that's a stupid reason to wear heels. I like heels because they help me keep my posture and change my balance to the toes rather than the instep, which keeps me from slouching in...
  19. HexBomb

    The term "Agnostic", is it viable? Problematic?

    I think that depends on who you're asking and what they consider proof. If you do the same thing two hundred times and get the same result, is it 'faith' to think when you do something for the two-hundred-and-first time that it will work? Or is it reasonable to take the two-hundred prior times...
  20. HexBomb

    The term "Agnostic", is it viable? Problematic?

    I don't think agnosticism necessarily implies atheism at all. I consider myself agnostic, but that depends entirely on the definition of god one is using. More than one person has 'informed' me that I am an atheist, and more than one person has 'informed' me that I'm a pagan. I don't know is a...
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