tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814337050017726886.post3258142010837382735..comments2023-09-01T10:08:28.177-07:00Comments on The Golden Dawn Blog: Pagan Scholarship and anti-Pagan PropagandaImperator David Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05569334890339311989noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814337050017726886.post-11584930903717840312013-06-02T20:58:15.711-07:002013-06-02T20:58:15.711-07:00As noted in an earlier article, the real polarity ...As noted in an earlier article, the real polarity is between magic and materialism. In the west, a rigid, one-sided and materialistic view of science has developed that is more antithetical to magic than mysticism ever was. No one should be surprised that academics are attacking magic and paganism. <br /><br />The other thing is that this article complains of a "double standard" but clearly the standard used by traditional religion is far too flimsy. I wouldn't want to eliminate a "double standard" simply by lowering standards of historical research to the same level that fundamentalists use. <br /><br />While a true understanding of pagan magick is possible, there are far too many hippies out there claiming to be "pagans", just like some of them claim to be "shamans". In fact I've even had someone boast to me that they are a "bodhisattva" - people like these do need to be put in their place by solid historical research, using high standards. They are abrogating terms they don't understand just to get attention. Real paganism requires a discipline that is beyond what I have seen present in the majority of self-styled "pagans" I've met.<br /><br />Also most fundamentalists would reject paganism even if it was able to prove its lineage to them. So the article is correct to say this is a non-issue for most christians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814337050017726886.post-3315355539733847722013-05-31T11:19:51.313-07:002013-05-31T11:19:51.313-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306148609046872470noreply@blogger.com