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  1. Riverwolf

    Can Religion and Science work together?

    "Working together" implies that there's a specific task that needs doing. What, exactly, is the task or tasks in question?
  2. Riverwolf

    Is there anything inconsistent with the premise of no gods?

    Let me speak about Nerthus for a second. The Goddess Nerthus is only known from the book Germania, written by the Roman Tacitus. She was worshiped by the Ingwina(i.e., Tribes native to part of the North Sea Coast near Jutland; modern day Denmark), named in the book as the Ruedingi, Aviones...
  3. Riverwolf

    Is there anything inconsistent with the premise of no gods?

    In the stories, sure. Thunder's weapon has also alternatively been a club or an axe (that former one probably being why he was equated to Hercules by Tacitus). The stories are certainly not literal. Sure, some of the original tellers and receivers of these stories may have thought so, but we are...
  4. Riverwolf

    Is there anything inconsistent with the premise of no gods?

    We are not things.
  5. Riverwolf

    Sophistry

    Sometimes. It's also used in reference to attitude and behavior, as in the phrase, "That person has a lot of spirit", and in adjective "spirited." Hardly. It's actually quite false. Dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive. The shorthand form of that is this: if people are using a word...
  6. Riverwolf

    A theory of creation from ancient texts

    Which ones?
  7. Riverwolf

    Heathen Talk Podcast/Youtube

    I've been listening to these guys for a while. I don't think I've heard all the episodes, and I don't always agree with their views, but I do like that they're doing this. It does help demonstrate that Heathenry is far more focused on practical living and every day matters, than it is on stories...
  8. Riverwolf

    Misconceptions

    Heathenry (Germanic polytheism) is perhaps still too young (barely half a century old) for broad culture to have "misconceptions" about it. There are some local misconceptions I've heard of, which are largely either the same as those felt of other Paganisms or thinking that all Heathens belong...
  9. Riverwolf

    Nudity: Moral or Immoral?

    I'm afraid I can't answer because I believe nudity is neither moral nor immoral. It just is. I do share in the fascination and bafflement of a lot of people who have observed over the years that, at least in America, we're comparatively fine with seeing depictions of all kinds of exaggerated...
  10. Riverwolf

    Cartoon or Anime?

    Fan since I was a child and I have no shame. :D It is freaking amazing.
  11. Riverwolf

    what turns you off from Christianity?

    It's foreign to my natural mode of thought. Well, sure, in that Jesus is the star of Jesus Christ Superstar, and Christianity isn't.
  12. Riverwolf

    Nope. Far as I can tell, I'm het. Wish I were bi, though.

    Nope. Far as I can tell, I'm het. Wish I were bi, though.
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  13. Riverwolf

    Cartoon or Anime?

    I LOVE DBZ Abridged. :D (...mostly, anyway.)
  14. Riverwolf

    Cartoon or Anime?

    Well, in the past, I've seen: Yu Yu Hakusho Inu Yasha Yu-Gi-Ou (Season Zero) ...does Sonic X count? I've also seen, but rather disliked: Metropolis Ninja Scroll Akira Vampire Hunter D Yes, I know those are classics in American Otaku culture, but sorry, I didn't like them. When it comes to...
  15. Riverwolf

    Actually, no.

    Actually, no.
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  16. Riverwolf

    Cartoon or Anime?

    Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame. Even when it comes to the American cartoons that I do like, they're often called "American Anime."
  17. Riverwolf

    Religion and Theory of Evolution

    :P :P
  18. Riverwolf

    Religion and Theory of Evolution

    I'm sure the OP would appreciate it.
  19. Riverwolf

    Religion and Theory of Evolution

    Oh, you wanna continue? Well, I'm afraid the argument of "well, you just don't understand it" has been used, both on me and by me, enough for me to recognize it for what it is: an inability to accept other peoples' opinions. It's pretty common in religions, though I've also seen it used of...
  20. Riverwolf

    A Mystery

    I don't trust news articles to accurately report on the sciences. Can you link to them?
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