Hello everyone

[Fool]

Greetings!

Join us for free breakfast in the RF cafeteria.
Today there's a real treat....

what is that grainy patty on the left side? blood pudding? and the square meat?

 

[Revoltingest]

what is that grainy patty on the left side? blood pudding? and the square meat?

Grainy stuff is haggis.
The square "meat" is blood pudding.
(I skip the coagulated blood, but some people like it.)

 

[Loviatar]

Have you read the story, and do you particularly enjoy something in it? What part if any, or what do you like about the story?

I actually haven't read it, though it's on my to-read list. I've seen a few film adaptations, I like the Disney classic more than Burton's. Burton had some great art design, but I feel like it fell short on Alice's characterization. She was mostly just an empty tool to stretch the story along, rather than a character in her own right. And Johnny Depp was too, well, Johnny Depp.

 

[WalterTrull]

Welcome to the forum. Many good folks here. There might be a few, uh, never mind. The moderators do a very good job here, thank heavens.
I picked Walter to remind me not to invest in the Walter Mitty line of reasoning.

 

[viole]

Where to begin... I'm Eija (ey-ya), a college student from Finland originally, though I've lived in Upstate NY for several years now. Religion has long been a fascination of mine, just reading up on different beliefs about what's right and what lies beyond our sensory experience. This board seemed friendly, diverse, and like it had a lot of in-depth discussion, so I thought I'd sign up and participate.

I come from a Lutheran background originally, and I have a deep and abiding love for the Judeo-Christian tradition, especially the Gospels. But, my personal search for meaning has led me in a more Eastern direction, since I see the "problem of evil" as a convincing argument against the Abrahamic conception of divinity. I have a lot of sympathy for the outlook of Taoism and Zen, as someone who struggles with chronic anxiety and sees their critique of forced action firsthand. Mindfulness really does help, for me.

Outside of religious discussions, I'm very interested in philosophy more broadly, politics (I'm a right-wing social democrat; "Christian Democrat"/"Red Tory" in European terms, conservative Democrat in current US ones), music, and cooking.

I should also explain my username too: Loviatar is a villainous goddess in Finnish mythology, an ice-cold witch from the far north. It's a handle that teenage-me picked out in an edgelordy mood, I've used it online for years and decided I'd create continuity by doing so here too. I actually only realized after registering that, since this is a religious forum, it could give the wrong impression.

Aaaanyway, this is getting long, so I'll just end with: it's a pleasure to be here, and I look forward to chatting.

Hello from another Scandinavian, who is not very spiritual though

Ciao

- viole

 

[England my lionheart]

Welcome to the RF

 

[Woberts]

Howdy. My name has a less interesting story. I got it from another forum I was on, where we made fun of Chris Roberts a lot. Lately however, I've become attached to the name Parsifal. Anyway, welcome to the Fora. And be mindful of that @Revoltingest. He's a slippery 'un, I'll tell ya!

 

[GoodbyeDave]

But, my personal search for meaning has led me in a more Eastern direction, since I see the "problem of evil" as a convincing argument against the Abrahamic conception of divinity. I have a lot of sympathy for the outlook of Taoism …
I'm a right-wing social democrat…

We seem to have similar backgrounds.

Loviatar is a villainous goddess in Finnish mythology, an ice-cold witch from the far north.

The Kalevala is still on my reading list, I'm embarassed to say, but perhaps Loviatar just got a bad press!

Incidentally, have you ever considered Suomenusko?
Suomenusko | Lehto Ry

Kuppikiville voidaan uhrata koulumenestyksestä kiittäen tai uuden työpaikan kunniaksi.

Has Google translated this right, as suggesting a sacrifice of cupcakes for academic success? My sort of gods!

 

[sayak83]

Where to begin... I'm Eija (ey-ya), a college student from Finland originally, though I've lived in Upstate NY for several years now. Religion has long been a fascination of mine, just reading up on different beliefs about what's right and what lies beyond our sensory experience. This board seemed friendly, diverse, and like it had a lot of in-depth discussion, so I thought I'd sign up and participate.

I come from a Lutheran background originally, and I have a deep and abiding love for the Judeo-Christian tradition, especially the Gospels. But, my personal search for meaning has led me in a more Eastern direction, since I see the "problem of evil" as a convincing argument against the Abrahamic conception of divinity. I have a lot of sympathy for the outlook of Taoism and Zen, as someone who struggles with chronic anxiety and sees their critique of forced action firsthand. Mindfulness really does help, for me.

Outside of religious discussions, I'm very interested in philosophy more broadly, politics (I'm a right-wing social democrat; "Christian Democrat"/"Red Tory" in European terms, conservative Democrat in current US ones), music, and cooking.

I should also explain my username too: Loviatar is a villainous goddess in Finnish mythology, an ice-cold witch from the far north. It's a handle that teenage-me picked out in an edgelordy mood, I've used it online for years and decided I'd create continuity by doing so here too. I actually only realized after registering that, since this is a religious forum, it could give the wrong impression.

Aaaanyway, this is getting long, so I'll just end with: it's a pleasure to be here, and I look forward to chatting.

Great to have you!

 

[Loviatar]

The Kalevala is still on my reading list, I'm embarassed to say, but perhaps Loviatar just got a bad press!

True! There have occasionally been readings where her home is identified with Lappland, often tying in with racial tensions and ethnic stereotypes about the Sami. So if one really wants to give the Kalevala the Wicked treatment, she could be painted as something like a misguided extremist defending her people against a future usurpation of their lands she has foresight about, who is just going about their defense in a harmful plague-spread-y way.

Incidentally, have you ever considered Suomenusko?

I have, actually. As a very family-oriented person, I identify with its sense of ancestor worship. My outlook also tends to be communitarian, and I have a romantic love of nature, so there's a lot of Finnish paganism or at least long-standing Finnish cultural traits in my outlook. Philosophically speaking I'd say my religious outlook is normative Finnish ethics combined with the Taoist/Zen critique of forced action, sense of unity in opposites, and fixation on "present"-ness. The two mesh together surprisingly well.

Akin to China's Confucian/Taoist blend I suppose, but without the bureaucratic tendencies, anywhere near as strict a sense of hierarchy, or desire for any type of rote education unless absolutely necessary. Which if anything just skews my outlook closer to the Taoist end in their dichotomy.

Has Google translated this right, as suggesting a sacrifice of cupcakes for academic success? My sort of gods!

xD I wish it did, but they really butchered "kuppikivi." What it means I guess translates best into "a cup of stones," a large stone with grooved holes put into it. They're sacrificial places, grain was left for the local landholder in them in the hopes of a good harvest. It was also believed that rainwater collected in their grooves had a healing effect.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Welcome to the forum. I am half Finnish (roughly) by descent so it is always interesting to hear from someone from the land that my ancestors came from.

 

[sun rise]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone!


I hope so as well.


Ex-Lutheran, unfortunately. But they're a bunch diverse enough to make an exciting forum all on their own, I could go on all day about the variations of Finnish Lutheranism.


I live near Albany, though I go to school in New Paltz.

Northern California is gorgeous, by the way.

My wife is from Scotia. Small world!!!