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Originally Posted by Lutiferre
You sound like you could be a good addition to this forum. Introduce yourself in the introductions/farewells forum! Just some friendly advice though, you wont get far here with referring to Christianity as "mindless adherence to literal interpretations of Abrahamic religions".
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That wasn't a slant against Christianity as a whole, but the empty, traditionless modern varient which values a literal understanding of scripture over a genuine search for knowledge employing the values and traditions of the past. I am talking about how Christianity has chosen moralism, theology, and dogma over virtues, myth, and philosophy. I'm sure there's a lot in say Traditional Catholicism, or Orthodox Christianity to admire, but I personally just never connected with Christianity, seemed alien to me. I have found my beliefs and gathered knowledge to be much more in line with German Idealism along with the ancient Indo-European traditions which inspired it, and created the cultures of my ancestors. I don't mean to insult any Christians, I just think in a historical and cultural context it led our cultures away from our indigenous spirituality which majorly shaped the culture of our people. I also have a problem with modern Christianity's rejection of science, while I myself am far from any type of cultural or scientific materialist, I do see value in our physical and chemical understanding of the universe, which despite what you may think, does fit into religion, just not so well with Christianity.