Michelle Gibson

Occultist. Interests include music, acting, literature and spirituality. Defensive of the rights of spiritual minorities. Dislike cultural snobbery/prejudice.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@HQmindd Those gods and goddesses have not been entirely forgotten. Pagan polytheists and occultists believe in and seek to engage with them. The majority of pagan polytheists do not reject the existence of any deities.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@GEEGdotcom @letclaybeclay @TheSkepticWiz I was referring specifically to pagan polytheists (not Hindus) who, more often than not, do believe in the existence of all gods. I am a pagan polytheist and I believe that all exist.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@letclaybeclay @TheSkepticWiz The Dawkins quote isn't accurate. It would be if he were addressing monotheists only, but pagan polytheists believe in the existence of all gods and goddesses.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@Iamjacksdisgust @HamillionM @Lilith_Atheist Yes, a polytheist. Pedantic? At times, yes. Doesn't take away from the fact that that statement isn't literally true. Inclusive polytheism is a thing.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@Lilith_Atheist You might seem them as weak, unreliable or non-credible, but they are forms of evidence.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@Lilith_Atheist This would be true if it stated there was no *scientific* evidence. However, others forms of evidence exist - such as experiential evidence/anecdotal evidence.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@Iamjacksdisgust @HamillionM @Lilith_Atheist That statement is not *literally*, universally true. We are not *all* atheists about those other gods.

[AlphaFox @alphafox]

Michael J. Fox, despite his disease, stood up out of his wheelchair to greet photographers and even did an interview before sitting back down. Can't keep this man down! 🙌

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@Han38499336Eric @Scrubbums @KevinJM91 @KristanHawkins @bennyjohnson How are you defining 'worth' here? You see all religions as worthless - and to you, they may well be. But I would say the religion I align with brings pleasure to my life. So since it brings benefits to me (as it does others) I would argue that it's not objectively without worth.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@frozenaesthetic @Big_Boss1483 That statement isn't *literally* true. We are not ALL atheists about those other gods. I am a pagan polytheist who believes in the existence of all gods and goddesses.

[Edward Butler @EPButler]

There is no room in the atheist narrative for the fact that in polytheist civilizations religion proved no significant barrier to advancement in the sciences. With Xtian hegemony, the West lost a millennium of steady progress in every single one of the sciences.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@gubatron @QueenAnticommie That isn't true. We are not *all* atheists. Most, I agree, but not all. Pagan Polytheists like myself believe in the existence of all gods and goddesses.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@JeffreyGuterman Well, that statement isn't accurate. It might apply to most people, but certainly not *all* people. I'm a Pagan Polytheist and many of us believe in the existence of all deities from all pantheons/religions.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

Another example of how polytheism, as a concept, is so misunderstood and 'othered' in many modern Western cultures.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

Been in an online conversation with some non-theists who cannot comprehend how anyone can possibly believe in the existence of all deities. I told them this was common in polytheism and did my best to explain the principle.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

People talk about 'punching up' rather than 'punching down' - but how about folks just not punch anyone at all?

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@ArchTheAtheist Well, I'm a theist who *wasn't* born into the religious community that I'm now a part of. While your point stands for a number of theists, it's not just a matter of blindly following your elders' faith for everyone.

[Jeffrey Kotyk @JeffreyKotyk]

"What is below is like that which is above" (Quod est inferius, est sicut quod est superius). - Hermes Trismegistus

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@WeAreNot_OK @RobertCNott @ApostateProphet Jehovah may *say* he is the only God, but I don't have to agree with him about that.
I believe Jehovah exists, but I don't accept his claim to exclusivity.

[Michelle Gibson @Tap_Canfield]

@MJ7625046174096 @elonmuskADO If meant to be a literal statement, then - that first sentence isn't true.