From: Joe E. Dees (jdees0@students.uwf.edu)
Date: Wed Dec 09 1998 - 15:31:00 MST
From: "Zenarchy" <jr@shasta.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.com>
Subject: Re: Pascal's Wager
Date sent: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 12:59:52 -0800
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>
> >> As an aside (and hopefully not to affend anyone), what does "western
> >> religions" mean?
> >> Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all come from the Middle East.
> Hinduism,
> >> Buddhism, and Taoism all come from the East. "western religion" must
> mean
> >> Paganism, Animism, and Shamanism?
> >
> >Actually, Shamanism dates back to the aryan migration, which originated
> in
> >central asia... Aminism / paganism are probably the only original
> pan-religions
> >(of course Pan is a cool guy, I'd practice any religion he was in),
> which are
> >east west and new world
> >
>
> In that case, I think we can dispense with the term "western religion"
> since the West holds no legitimate claim to the birth of any text-based
> religion (discounting any cult spin-offs and sub-religions). As the
> Aussies say, "Good on you!" Instead of religion, the West has blessed (I
> mean it) the world with science.
>
> -zen
>
What about Druidism, Wicca, Norse Odinism, etc.?
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