He ratioed me. He wins this battle.
But like, who actually worships Woden?
No one.
Who donated money to make temples to Woden?
No one.
It’s not a serious religion. It’s not a real religion. He can ratio me on twitter. He’s a smart interesting guy and even I follow his YouTube but like, Woden is not god. He is not the creator of the universe. He’s nothing and no one cares.
So it doesn’t matter. The Prime Mover and the Uncaused Cause, the Existent One who is the Source of Existence is who matters. So who cares?
@ZoomerHistorian They're only superior in that they currently are on top and are extremely leveraged. They're by no means inherently superior, even racially.
@snakebaby_147 Richard comes off very bad here, but as usual his ego runs wild in the face of opposition. If you agree to a debate and to a format, it's perfectly reasonable to stick with that.
@more_amalek I have to take Andrew's side here. If you're going to do a debate and agree to a format you have to stick to the format. Spencer has a lot of ego and he thinks him crashing out acting like he's better than the rules is par for the course for him.
Modern Neopaganism is born from a yearning for enchantment in a disenchanted world.
But its big problem is that it can't summon any moral authority. 'Worship the gods of your ancestors'. Okay but why? What's wrong with a religion being Middle Eastern? There's no answer to this
@Dbob_77@AntelopeHill That's fine, I don't want to live in Lebanon and I wouldn't want them in my country, but I'm fine with them existing and fighting our shared enemy in their own region.
Myths generally aren't meant to he understood literally and usually contain lessons. It doesn't mean they didn't happen necessarily, but the truth of myths exist on a higher plane of reality.
@SomeKindOfDuvi Absolutely! Germania by Tacitus is the first mention, but most of the theorizing began with Jacob Grimm in his book Teutonic Mythology. Rudolf Simek made contributions to the theory as well, although I'm not sure in which book he discussed it.
The modern equivalent of this is making sure every man has a rifle, plates and a sidearm. Don't have an optic? Pay a fine. No sling? Fine. No light? Fine. No holster? Fine. Steel plates? Double the fine.
The Leidang was non-negotiable. It functioned as Scandinavia's mandatory naval draft back in the 10th and 11th centuries, and officials kept the militia in line through the Vápnaþing—a yearly gear inspection. They didn't mess around. Under the Gulaþing laws, every free farmer had to show up packing a spear, a shield, and a battle axe or a sword. Gear specs were rigid. For example, a shield strictly needed an iron boss and three metal bands just to pass the test. Got broken stuff? You paid up. Authorities slapped anyone missing gear or holding damaged weapons with a hefty silver fine.
There have been theories based on Tacitus that there may have been a god called Irmin who was worshipped by a large Germanic tribe, and scholars have speculated that Irmin eventually became Odin. The Irminsul that this tribe venerated is thought to be a great pillar or tree that holds up the sky, and so it's easy to speculate that Irmin may have hung from said tree-pillar, like Yggr (Odin) hung on Yggdrasil.