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New Age template[edit]
Does this necessarily qualify as something "New age?" I don't care whether it is or not, but if it does, then it should get the "New age" category as well. The Goonie 1 What's this button do? Uh oh.... 00:58, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- Doesn't the template add the category? And, also, I agree neopaganism =/= new age. Similar, but not the same. ħuman
04:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- Nope, the template does not add the category. Also, while Neopaganism is often corrupted by all sorts of New Age woo, they are not intrinsically synonymous. AnarchoGoon Swatting Assflys is how I earn my living 04:55, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- Well, it should. ħuman 05:28, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- I'm not sure it should, but everything it's on is in Category:New Age, so it wouldn't harm. Yeah, s'pose this gets the religion navbar - David Gerard (talk) 07:59, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- These templates should always add their category. And, no, this one isn't a religion. ħuman 08:12, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- "Not a religion"? What, in the sense that Christianity is not a religion? (Some Christians claim this in all seriousness.[1][2]) Someone who wasn't one would file it there, and the religion nav is on lots of concepts as well as actual religions - David Gerard (talk) 08:40, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- "Not a religion" in the sense that it isn't one. I couldn't follow the rest of your comment. What does Christianity have to do with this? The "religion nav is on lots of concepts..." means nothing, probably that's it's just too broad-based. ħuman 08:45, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- As in religious concepts, like the omnipotence paradox etc. which you certainly wouldn't call a "religion". In principle these could be replaced with "theology" do define a difference, but I don't think this is necessary at this time. As it stands, religion is the best category we have for neopaganism.
narchist 09:55, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- Category, sure, fine. Magicrightsidebox? not convinced. ħuman 10:26, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- Category, sure, fine. Magicrightsidebox? not convinced. ħuman
- As in religious concepts, like the omnipotence paradox etc. which you certainly wouldn't call a "religion". In principle these could be replaced with "theology" do define a difference, but I don't think this is necessary at this time. As it stands, religion is the best category we have for neopaganism.
- "Not a religion" in the sense that it isn't one. I couldn't follow the rest of your comment. What does Christianity have to do with this? The "religion nav is on lots of concepts..." means nothing, probably that's it's just too broad-based. ħuman
- "Not a religion"? What, in the sense that Christianity is not a religion? (Some Christians claim this in all seriousness.[1][2]) Someone who wasn't one would file it there, and the religion nav is on lots of concepts as well as actual religions - David Gerard (talk) 08:40, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- These templates should always add their category. And, no, this one isn't a religion. ħuman
- I'm not sure it should, but everything it's on is in Category:New Age, so it wouldn't harm. Yeah, s'pose this gets the religion navbar - David Gerard (talk) 07:59, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- Well, it should. ħuman
- Nope, the template does not add the category. Also, while Neopaganism is often corrupted by all sorts of New Age woo, they are not intrinsically synonymous. AnarchoGoon Swatting Assflys is how I earn my living 04:55, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Dat symptom list[edit]
Guys...I might actually be some variety of neo-pagan. I have literally all but two and a half of those symptoms (I don't have a dreamcatcher, but I want one, so I'm counting that as "a half"). Should I go to a doctor? What should I ask her? Is this condition lifelong, or is there a cure?
(My apologies if this offends anyone; I'm just playing along with the article's humorous tone. But in all seriousness, my basic beliefs aren't actually too far off from neo-pagan beliefs, though I don't subscribe to the "goodwill to one's adversaries" crap; if someone treats you like shit, you need to fight back. Instead, I believe in reciprocal altruism. Though I can't say I subscribe to the nuttier aspects of neo-paganism. Except maybe as stress relief) Sensual Endeavor, the sexy pony ;) (talk) 16:19, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
That's one form of neopaganism, but...[edit]
What about the less fluffy side of neopaganists, like the argued nationalist side of somes as some branches of Asatru, slavic neopaganism, etc?— Unsigned, by: 96.23.63.161 / talk / contribs
- Well, we have articles about those things: Asatru, Woden's_Folk, and others. But they aren't linked from this page. Feel free to add any information you feel is particularly informative. Ikanreed (talk) 14:50, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
- You're talking about racism here rather than nationalism.-Albannach (talk) 20:36, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
Bealtaine agus Samhain[edit]
Bealtaine (Byahlteneh) and Samhain (Sow-en (as in female pig -en)) are still in use as the modern Irish names for May and November respectively. Hollowe'en is Oíche Shamhna (ee-heh how-na), literally November/Samhain's eve, and Lá Samhna (law sow-na) is All Hallows'/Saints' Day. Appropriated by Christianity of course. Might be worth adding, or not. Féinléiriú (talk) 19:22, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
- These terms were widely used in Manx and Scottish Gaelic yet the article implies Scots made up their culture just to piss off the English.-Albannach (talk) 20:35, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
Bizarre claims about Scotland[edit]
I don't know where the writer gets the idea that Samhuinn (Old Scottish spelling) wasn't celebrated in Scotland. It is a bizarre to claim it was made up just to claim Scots aren't English.-Albannach (talk) 20:34, 5 September 2021 (UTC)