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Westenev

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Yeah, I'm not jumping down the rabbit hole of endorsing ethnic/religious genocide. But, then, all the Christians I have met are cool. The worst they'll do is talk your ear off, offering three arguments per breath so as to evade difficult questions or arguments. Not the sort of people who would advocate retaking Jerusalem in some sort of great final crusade.

The world is changing, some people just need more time to accept that than others.'








THERE, ANNIE. I POSTED. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!
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31-Jan-2021 09:20:53 - Last edited on 31-Jan-2021 14:09:26 by Westenev

Azi Demonica

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Indeed, most Christians--even the radical-minded ones--tend to be decent people, or at least more good than bad. They seem quite aware of their flaws especially in argumentation, which really shows you their passive shame. At least in my opinion, if you're desperate to prove your faith, there's something wrong with your faith.

In my case, my belief about god stems from the origins of terminology and European (mostly Slavic) fairy-tales. God is the short version of Godan, another name for Odin, which means mind. Originally, the belief in god was ancestrality and survivalism, which ancient peoples believed was a means to return to one's ancestors and progress from there. For example, burial mounds throughout the prehistoric world had the tradition of descendents returning to the tombs of their ancestors to acquire what they felt was important to them, a means of becoming their ancestors. Indeed, even the aspect of afterlife--taken literally--actually refers to one's descendents, and the concept of heaven after death or the hall of celebration, is a reference to the womb of the next generation of mothers.

31-Jan-2021 18:31:21

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Interesting interpretation, but I don't think humans are so selfless. We simply seek meaning in death, and an afterlife is a convenient theory in order to alleviate the fear of nonexistance.

So, uh, have you joined some sort of pagan cult there Azi? You seem to talk about mothers a lot...
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01-Feb-2021 00:45:24

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America has never been an empire though. An empire implies we have some sort of monarch sitting on a throne in the White House with the senators and representatives subservient to the monarch/ emperor. We certainly could go down that route though in the future though.

We are more of a hegemony. Which is a nation, group of nations, or a specific group has superiority over all else: i.e Christian business tycoons and politicians lording over all other religious, ethnic, and sexual minorities. NATO and the U.N could be considered an extension of U.S influence. Particularly in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, South and Central America. These would be what I like to call secondary government traits, in addition to democracy, which is nowhere near as democratic as we like to think. This is not Ancient Athens where citizens had a direct say in all laws being passed.

I feel it is a bit rude for anyone other than an American to speak on behalf of America, even if he has an idea of what he is saying. That said, most Americans are just carefree (kind of dumb) folks trying to get by in a system that tries to screw us over in whatever way it can. What our nation needs is healing and to come together. I however see Republicans cynically clapping their hands at Biden's call for unity, clearly meaning to do everything in their power to derail him from all progress toward that goal.

I hear that Trump may form a third party called The Patriot Party. If he does that, the Republican Party is finished. Most Republicans will switch over to the Patriot Party in a heartbeat to have the chance at winning re-election. It's a sweet poison, but it's still a poison for the Republicans. Democrats will win election after election if this happens.

By the way Azi. I'm not angry at you for speaking on American matters. It's just I don't speak on Canadian matters beyond Trudeau is hot and daddy As fuck. =) Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy! =)

01-Feb-2021 02:18:16

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Hey everyone.

I don’t know to say about this Conversation. I try to stay out i’m talking about politics. I’m afraid of bite me in the butt.

The New York City is snow looks so pretty. -Dances-

01-Feb-2021 02:33:26 - Last edited on 01-Feb-2021 02:34:55 by Annie1227

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Not much to RP about right now. I have two to projects I'm working on. One is Vampyro, the other is in the works. I'm not saying much beyond the fact that it is a new fantasy RP. Right now. I'm just jutting down ideas on a piece of paper and seeing what I think works and what doesnt. Might be a few months before it's completely ready. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy! =)

01-Feb-2021 04:28:43

Azi Demonica

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Oh, no, I’m not part of a pagan cult. I’ve studied these themes and meanings since I was a kid, but I am rather alone in this interpretation--very few pagans and historians share my views but they are in fact correct, because they can be applied to almost every historical religion/mythology in world history. There are even Biblical themes and characters who are strikingly similar to various pagan figures. For example, the Garden of Eden--the Book of Genesis as a whole--isn’t about God playing with clay and making humans, the Garden of Eden is a symbol of the womb. When God casts down the snake, this is a reference to how the umbilical cord detached itself from the newborn’s belly button. Adam and Eve are not literal humans created from mud, they are symbolic of the newborn and the placenta.

This theme also appears in Norse mythology: when Odin (I think it’s Odin) defeats Jormungandr, this also references the umbilical detaching itself, symbolizing that a great battle occurred--childbirth--and that the child won, and thus God (consciousness) manifests into the newborn who begins one’s life. This is also why Odin is sometimes referred to as one-eyed as he looks back into his family, a reference to the inside of the belly button, which looks like an eye as it peers at the unborn baby.

Noah’s Ark, for example, is the same story: the global flood is a reference to the unborn baby floating in amniotic fluid (I think that’s what it is?), and Noah’s Ark symbolic of the womb. Similar stories of global floods appears all around the world: Egyptian mythology, Norse mythology, Native American mythology, Hinduism, etc. When Jesus walks on water, this is the same story, a reference to how unborn float in fluid and sometimes ‘walk’ (kick inside the mother’s womb).

01-Feb-2021 05:06:38

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A similar theme appears in cave paintings and even Aztec temple interiors. Inside prehistoric cave paintings, you see handprints, almost always red, symbolic of how unborn children push their hands inside their mothers’ womb. Temple interiors of mesoamerican cultures depict intricate patterns which are in fact depictions of fingerprints, as if the unborn imprinted their hands inside a womb.

Basically, mythologies, religions and fairy-tales stemmed from the celebrations of childbirth because humans noticed traits/appearances of ancestors appeared in descendents (genetics/evolution), making them believe in an afterlife or reincarnation. Biblically, Jesus was sometimes mistaken for John the Baptist (I think) or some other person. The Messiah is a descendent of an ancestor who had certain traits, and when such traits re-emerged, a reincarnation took place--the passing of genes.

Minor examples of things you my not have known:
Birthday cake candles are traditionally helical, red and white, the shape and color of an umbilical cord--fire represents life
The alicorn, the horn of the unicorn, also represents the umbilical cord--the unicorn’s horn possesses healing magic because the umbilical cord keeps the unborn alive and, when newborn, continues doing so until detaching
Rivers of wine in the Quran, Roman mythology, Greek mythology and Persian myths are references to amniotic fluid, which looks like frothy wine or beer; in Germanic, Celtic, Gaulish and Slavic myths, this s instead rivers of beer

I could go on for a long time, referencing Egyptian mythology, Biblical verses, and other prehistoric symbols, but I’d rather not babble too long, plus getting specific examples from myths is kinda hard as I struggle remembering names.

01-Feb-2021 05:06:56

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