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| gvok | Jul 13 2005, 02:39 PM Post #1 |
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| Dr. Noah | Jul 13 2005, 02:44 PM Post #2 |
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I've heard that evangelical Christians think that Harry Potter is somehow convincing children to convert to Wicca or something. They say the same crap about RPGs too. |
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| gvok | Jul 13 2005, 02:46 PM Post #3 |
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There's probably some truth to that. |
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| Dr. Noah | Jul 13 2005, 02:56 PM Post #4 |
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Seriously? |
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| Deleted User | Jul 13 2005, 02:57 PM Post #5 |
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Maybe a small minority would, but not as many as the church would have you believe. |
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| gvok | Jul 13 2005, 02:58 PM Post #6 |
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Yes, in the sense that RPGs makes the idea of magic and casting spells interesting. Playing Dungeons and Dragons had that effect on me when I was younger. |
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| gvok | Jul 13 2005, 03:00 PM Post #7 |
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Sure. I don't really think it's a major problem (or even a problem at all). I think people need to come to their own understanding of their relation with religion as opposed to blindly accepting it. JMO. |
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| Dr. Noah | Jul 13 2005, 03:02 PM Post #8 |
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Wow. I never knew that it actually influenced people that way. I played lots of RPGs and it's always made clear by the writers that they are works of fiction and magic is not real. |
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| gvok | Jul 13 2005, 03:05 PM Post #9 |
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Well, It gets you interested and then you hear about religions like Wicca which espouse the idea that spell casting is an actual thing. It's an easy step to make I think. That's not necessarily a bad thing though. The truth eventually reveals itself one way or the other. |
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| Dr. Noah | Jul 13 2005, 03:10 PM Post #10 |
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Actually, "magic" in the Wiccan sense is not all that different than prayer in other faiths. |
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| gvok | Jul 13 2005, 03:13 PM Post #11 |
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Sort of. I think there is emphasis on "casting spells" to better one's position in this life often in a materialistic way or to bring harm to others. That seems a little different than the Catholic idea of prayer to me. |
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| Dr. Noah | Jul 13 2005, 03:21 PM Post #12 |
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I guess my experience with it is somewhat limited. I attended a spring festival honoring a hearth goddess Bridged I think, and the "magic" performed was a group prayer for the symbolic rebirth of the Earth. It was very nice.
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| gvok | Jul 13 2005, 03:24 PM Post #13 |
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Perhaps I am mistaken. I have seen books which discuss the types of spells I refered to. I know that there are positive ones too. I guess the fact that Wicca seems to be morally neutral is repellant to the Catholic Church as well. |
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| Dr. Noah | Jul 13 2005, 03:35 PM Post #14 |
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Again, my experience with it is somewhat limited, but as I understand it, it's really based on ancient Celtic Druidism which is similar to Shinto in that all things, trees, rocks, animals, have a spirit and you can draw upon this life energy in ceremonies. |
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| DEFIANT | Jul 13 2005, 03:36 PM Post #15 |
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Well people outside of Wicca do pray to better their positions (not all), and other reasons for prayer- such as thanks- are done in Wicca. And the Wiccan slogan(?) is something like: Harm ye none, let it be done. IMO, I think a large minority of Wiccans are in it as a fad. |
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