Re: Defining "Pagan"
[quote author=Crimson Horizons link=topic=669.msg13595#msg13595 date=1289880152]
No worries. My comment is just out of place now (or, more accurately, David's is more acceptable, since this thread has been more about personal definitions of pagan).
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I, respectfully, beg to differ. Although personal gnosis is always a major component to how one defines things for themselves, where they find meaning, in any case, I still think your statement (regarding, but not limited to, Animism) is quite a bit more accurate and is best flagged as a reminder. Not every 'Pagan' is comfortable with every definition (or stereotype/nomenclature/what-have-you) that comes down the pipe. So, as this thread, and every thread we've ever had like it, continually displays: there's a TON of definitions, and hardly any two are even similar.
Therefor:
[quote author=Crimson Horizons link=topic=669.msg13523#msg13523 date=1289864012]
From what I know about several different "pagan" paths, not only is Animism not universal, it is practiced only by a minority of pagans.
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...might actually be something that all those in the debate may actually agree on!
[quote author=Crimson Horizons link=topic=669.msg13595#msg13595 date=1289880152]
No worries. My comment is just out of place now (or, more accurately, David's is more acceptable, since this thread has been more about personal definitions of pagan).
[/quote]
I, respectfully, beg to differ. Although personal gnosis is always a major component to how one defines things for themselves, where they find meaning, in any case, I still think your statement (regarding, but not limited to, Animism) is quite a bit more accurate and is best flagged as a reminder. Not every 'Pagan' is comfortable with every definition (or stereotype/nomenclature/what-have-you) that comes down the pipe. So, as this thread, and every thread we've ever had like it, continually displays: there's a TON of definitions, and hardly any two are even similar.
Therefor:
[quote author=Crimson Horizons link=topic=669.msg13523#msg13523 date=1289864012]
From what I know about several different "pagan" paths, not only is Animism not universal, it is practiced only by a minority of pagans.
[/quote]
...might actually be something that all those in the debate may actually agree on!
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