Re: The Battle For The Word Pagan
The "Pagan / pagan" distinction is very much confined to the sort of person who hangs out in places like this, I think!
As for LaVeyan Satanism being a religion, this is really adopting the practice of some sociologists of re-using the word "religion" to mean "world-view". They then define Marxism as a religion, which infuriates Marxists as they would say it demeans their philosophy. But sociologists have always been the arch-Humpty-Dumpty-ists. I don't know what LaVeyans do, as opposed to say, but is it anything that a Hindu or Muslim would recognise as religion?
Originally posted by SeanRave
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As for LaVeyan Satanism being a religion, this is really adopting the practice of some sociologists of re-using the word "religion" to mean "world-view". They then define Marxism as a religion, which infuriates Marxists as they would say it demeans their philosophy. But sociologists have always been the arch-Humpty-Dumpty-ists. I don't know what LaVeyans do, as opposed to say, but is it anything that a Hindu or Muslim would recognise as religion?
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