Rushing leads to epic games

And epic games are dank

Aesthetics can be the reason why something catches your eye, but aesthetics do not really create any trust in religios assertions

In most people they do

Beauty is not an element in itself, it is the harmony and unity between the other elements

People understand this even if subconsciously

Something which is aethetically pleasing carries with it deep implications about what it is and the kind of people who made it/use it

You are giving far too much importance to aesthetics

You can't determine what is true through aesthetics

People who determine what is true or not depending on whether they like some shapes or not as fools that don't really beleive in anything, and their beliefs will crumble the second you put them to the test

It is the profound that should influence the profane, not the other way around.

Which in this case would be divine Truth inspiring aesthetics.

I mean, we can be led through awe to the recognition of the involvement of a higher truth. But these LARPagans just say "lol RUNES n' VIKANGZ n' stuff"

I'm inclined to believe that you're now asking the Socratic question of "is that which is Holy loved by the Gods because it is holy, or is it Holy because it is loved by the Gods?"

@Mozalbete ⳩ "OMG these chauntings are so good I wish I could chaunt like that" *becomes Catholic and starts LARPing*
Give me a better example

That is a fine example of fragile beliefs

glad you get it

But there are actual paganists who are serious about it

So what?

Lmao

Where are the pagan apologetics?

And the pagan debates?

And the pagan missionaries?

I don't know

Of course you don't, because there aren't any

You can see christians, or muslims, going to debates defending their beliefs, or being tortured for them, or doing their best to spread them worldwide as what they dentify as the truth

Becaus for exmaple, even is islam is false, people do take it seriously

The same can't be said of LARPagans, who just take their LARPing seriously, or many religions in Asia, which are just a cultural ornament

The most "serious" face of LARPaganism would be some edgy bearded manchild who just hates Christianity

Varg is a good example of this

Gotta go. Hoping others will keep mocking larpaganism. Later I will comment on the actual pagans of the past.

Well there was a think called christian reinterpretation that made many people by force accept christianity. Even in Russia, well known story.
Russian paganist writings were all burned by the time Vladimir accepted chritianity so now of course neo-paganists look ridiculous. I bet others have somehow simular situation.

Overlal, stop looking at religions as retarded cultural clubs

I don't, I just look at them as strategies for invading the world with your own ideas.

People do debate about their own religions but when debates go on discussing pros and cons of all religions and wich should stay it results in wars.

Another camp of neopagans is basically just anti-Christian environmentalists who seek spirituality in nature. That would be the druid or wicca side.

Still degenerate though

In their case, they have the aesthetic draw towards the beauty and wonder of nature. However, where we know the beauty of nature speaks to the truth of God, they blind themselves to that truth and make an idol of nature itself

On the other hand my friend says that christians are misguided and seek for a strong autority to guide them and they are in fear with the thought that nothing comes after death.
And that they also are afraid to take responsability for their actions so they talk about god's will.

So there is a way to see everybody as crazy.

@Зигφρид Christianity has better exponents and proponents; do the various neopaganisms?