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Firstly I'd like to make sure for any real neo-pagans that this post is not intended as an insult.
And now onto my point:
What exactly is neo-paganism? The whole concept is flawed. The word "neo" implies that it is something new which is strange when the whole point with it is as far as I can see, to connect with the pre-Christian roots of Europe.
I watched a documentary about Icelandic Asatruers which was interesting until one of the priests, shamans or what you call your holy men was confronted about his religion and he answered
- All other religions are fake too. The difference is, we know ours is. Haha....
Now that is a point of view that I just can't understand. The difference Mister is that we don't believe that ours is fake at all. What purpose does religion fill without faith?
It seems to me that these people just wanted an excuse to go out and live role-play Dungeons & Dragons as adults.
Again, let me stress that if there are any REAL neo-pagans out there you should not be insulted by this.
This is the same problem that I have with the otherwise great French writer de Benoist. In his book "On Being a Pagan" he criticizes Christianity and compares it to the old European religions. While he reaches some interesting conclusion I have one overall problem with him. He sees religion as a philosophical thing as opposed to a spiritual thing.
This is where I have to agree with the great traditionalist Julius Evola to whom religion is spiritual first and philosophical second.
Overall I am positive to religion and it is my firm belief that that a nation devoid of religion will eventually decline into nothingness. Nowadays money is religion and everyone can see that the west is in decline.
So to sum it up, my question is what purpose does neo-paganism serve for you who claim to be pagans but are really sceptics, agnostics or even atheists?
You claim to be neo-pagans to show your nationalism? Ridiculous.
And yet again, I have no problem with neo-pagans who actually believe in the spirituality of their religion. I'm just deeply vexed by "adult children".
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