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  1. Noaidi

    Was jesus a shaman?

    JayhawkerSoule I'm interested in finding out about this link. I'm also interested in the fact that the title of this thread is "Was jesus a shaman", but the OP didn't address this at all. All we got was the Beckhams, Pan and paedo priests!
  2. Noaidi

    Was jesus a shaman?

    I don't believe jesus existed but was, instead, an identifiable archetype for the qualities we assume 'god' would have. Was jesus a shaman? Well, if you look at his reported life, he undertook a pilgrimage into the wilderness, bringing back a message (a shamanistic trait), he healed people both...
  3. Noaidi

    Do Plants Feel?

    They don't 'know' this. Plant responses to light, seasonal changes etc are purely hormonal, not nervous. To 'know' implies that they have a nervous system and / or a processing centre. In all my years as a botanist, I have never come across such a centre in plants. Yes, plants are sensitive to...
  4. Noaidi

    Dairy Farm Abuse

    Seyorni I agree. By eating meat, one is complicit in the system. Unless you can prove that your meat has not been the result of factory farming, then how do you know that your food has not undergone that cruelty? It sickens me that people continue to eat meat because it "tastes nice". What do...
  5. Noaidi

    How can one be a Pagan Atheist?

    I get my spirituality from Nature, but I am aware that the feelings I get from Nature are the result of neurones firing and creating an emotional response. I assume that these responses are just as intense and satisfying as those experienced by a religious person in church or involved in prayer...
  6. Noaidi

    Ha! Don't worry. I've realised that if you give too many frubals to the same person, they...

    Ha! Don't worry. I've realised that if you give too many frubals to the same person, they restrict your future frubals. Thanks for the gesture, though.
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  7. Noaidi

    Like the new avatar. :yes:

    Like the new avatar. :yes:
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  8. Noaidi

    Thanks for nominating my post for frubals - but they didn't come through! No worries. I'll...

    Thanks for nominating my post for frubals - but they didn't come through! No worries. I'll survive...
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  9. Noaidi

    New comer

    Hi cubeddolphin (I hope i spelled that right and didn't write clubbeddolphin). Welcome to RF.
  10. Noaidi

    Tolerance

    Interesting question. Unhealthy and harmful to whom? If your life doesn't harm or impact negatively on others, then it's fine what you do with it. If mutual consent is involved for something that some may find offensive, then fine (those offended shouldn't be staring in the first place!) We...
  11. Noaidi

    Questions From Children

    Did you ask your daughter why she asked the question? That may give a clue as to where her thoughts were going with that one. I have to admit - it's got me stumped. I might ask my daughter and see what she says...
  12. Noaidi

    Starting In Shamanism

    I totally agree. I only mentioned ayahuasca and salvia as examples of what some shamans use. I wasn't advocating their use for the uninitiated. :no: If one is going to use such guides and allies, then it has to be with respect.
  13. Noaidi

    Will Atheism Replace Religion?

    Archer Interesting answer for a believer!
  14. Noaidi

    Will Atheism Replace Religion?

    So, does religion provide a viable solace to people in times of need? Should atheism replace religion / belief? Should people be denied that comfort (however tenuous)?
  15. Noaidi

    Will Atheism Replace Religion?

    Having just read the article, the assumption is very sweeping. The author ignores the fact that pockets of poverty and fear will remain in any society, however affluent or technologically advanced.
  16. Noaidi

    Will Atheism Replace Religion?

    I haven't read the article (I will, though), but I feel that humans are 'hard wired' to believe in something - whatever that may be. Perhaps it's a way of coping with stress or as a means of explaining the as-yet unexplainable. As these two things will always be around, I think we, as a species...
  17. Noaidi

    Starting In Shamanism

    It doesn't mean dying in the physical sense (dont worry!) It's more to do with the temporary death of the ego / self-identity. If you use ayahuasca or salvia, as shamans in South America and Mexico respectively do, then the experience is one of dissolution where you become no longer 'you', but...
  18. Noaidi

    Starting In Shamanism

    Hi Painted Wolf I agree that shamanism is something that you are either compelled to do or initiated into. Do you mean by 'modern shamanism' the type I mentioned previously i.e. using a book or going on a weekend retreat? In that sense, yes, it is very different from true shamanism. It becomes...
  19. Noaidi

    Starting In Shamanism

    Modern shamanism has much in common with psychology as it utilises the inner world of a particular person, so both methods can provide answers from the subconscious mind. Shamanism presents you with many ways to retrieve and use hidden information obtained by combining the physical world, the...
  20. Noaidi

    Hello :-)

    'Vegetarian wrestling'....?
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