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General Hellenismos thread.

>> No.5819364

It's not funny anymore, asshole. It's just shitposting.

>> No.5819366

>>5819364
Obligatory tip.

>> No.5819377

>>5819360
>people do this

>> No.5819380

>>5819364
butthurt christian

>> No.5819384

>>5819377
What's wrong with our faith?

>> No.5819390

>>5819364
You never talk like when they shitpost bible threads.

Sage though. That's enough OP.

>> No.5819393

>>5819384
I'm just surprised.

>> No.5819403

>>5819393
I guess that's understandable, since Hellenisms is rarely something you learn about through word of mouth as an ongoing religion, so it seems bizarre to convert to.

To be honest, I had a spiritual experience that led me to it, so did quite a few other Hellenists. In that sense it's not crazier than other faiths.

>> No.5819414

>>5819390
I'm the Hellenist here
>>5819403

I posted neither this thread nor the last Hellenismos thread, but I don't see why this can't just function as a successor to it, don't need both threads up if you feel like your board is being cluttered.

>> No.5819426

>No frieze to speak of
>using corner-style Ionic capitals for every column
>No stylobate

Absolutely disgusting. I'm inclined to think Hellenismos is like this building-- a horrible bastardization of Greek achievement trying to operate within the confines of modern budgets and building materials.

>> No.5819440

>>5819426
Well it's not like we have as much money as Christians. A lot money that is donated to Hellenismos--and there is very little--is about legal battles in Greece.

That temple was probably build on a low budget. Still envision though.

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>>5819426
also look at the color scheme

>> No.5819446

>>5819440
>still envious though
I mean that in Hesiod's "good Strife" sense

>> No.5819449

The very essence of fedora tipping

>> No.5819452
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5819452

STOP
T
O
P

>> No.5819462

>>5819449
How so?

>> No.5819465

>>5819449
someone photoshop a greek statue with a fedora

>> No.5819467

Who do I pray to if I want luck with love?

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>>5819452
>Snickers
Oh, this thread.
>>5819414
>I'm the Hellenist
Ah-well. Anonymity is such fun, right?

>>5819445
So beautiful.

>> No.5819485

>>5819467
Aphrodite, duh

>> No.5819488

>>5819467
You shouldn't pray for luck. You should address your prayers to Aphrodite (of course), but they should be asking how you should go about finding love or how to win love, rather than simply asking her to charm someone's heart.

The more effort you are willing to put into something, the more sympathetic the Gods are to your prayers. So pray for how to direct your effort.

>> No.5819509

>>5819488
Thanks! Should I sacrifice something for her too, food, wine?

>> No.5819582

this shit don't real

>> No.5819583

>>5819582
it is buddy
go back to your cave

>> No.5819751

>>5819509
Yes. Buy something you can burn with your meal, and promise something in return if the prayer is fulfilled.

>> No.5819766
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5819766

>You shall have no other gods before Me.

God is going to be pissed at you guys

>> No.5819781

>>5819390
the bible is literature, neo-pagan advocacy isn't

this is more like if christians started making threads every sundays shitposting about their experiences at church

>> No.5819789

>>5819766
We do not worship any God before Zeus, that does not mean we completely ignore the glory of the other Gods.

>> No.5819802

>>5819781
These threads (and I'm not the OP) tend to function as a Q&A about Hellenist doctrine and procedure, not about Hellenist anecdotes.

>> No.5819810

>>5819802
so what? it still isn't literature. go evangelize somewhere else.

>> No.5819813

Literally cult-like

>> No.5819820

>>5819810
I didn't start this thread, anon. I haven't started a single Hellenismos thread here.

>>5819813
How so?

>> No.5819866

they used to have adorable temples and statues
their revivers have ugly plastic figurines and ugly half-assed temples
also they used to be worshiped by strong and fit men and women, they are worshiped by obese americans nowadays...

>> No.5819874

>>5819866
Probably not as obese as you, not even a paganfag

>> No.5819889

>>5819866
Christianity used to have serious practitioners.
Their revivers just care about faith without practice more than 2% of the Bible.
Jesus used to be worshiped by ascetic Jewish disciples.
Now he's worshiped by obese Amerilards....

>> No.5819911

What religions can you criticize without being a fedora?

>> No.5819940
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5819940

Literally worse than Islam.

>> No.5819948

>>5819940
Why do you have against us? We have a firm moral structure and serious customs, we aren't hurting anyone.

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obligatory warren cup

>> No.5819999
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5819999

What do you think about Hinduism?

What do you think about the Christian concept of people worshiping "false" gods?

>> No.5820039

>>5819999

I like it! Not so much a religion or a specific set of doctrines so much as a catch all term for the rich and variegated religious traditions of India.

The Christians failed to realize that Hindu puja is not worship of an idol per se. They believe that the god becomes present in the idol when they worship it. It's kind of like transubstantiation.

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>>5820039
How do you justify rituals? Some Indians believe that rituals are "stupid" or just "superstition".

>> No.5820164

>>5820158

I don't understand your question. Why does something innocuous need to be justified?

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>>5819948
You're hurting yourself. Convert.

>> No.5820182

>>5820179
Why? Christianity is purely based on prescribtivism, any rational tradition it has comes from Hellenists. It spread via chimp out against people who didn't want to worship its God and its God alone.

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>>5820164
They think hindu rituals are just like prayer, that is, man seeking to satisfy an invisible deity.

They are applying the criticism of the New Atheists (such as Dawkins) on a non-semitic, non-Abrahamic tradition like hinduism.

Hindus are asked (for example) why use fire for the wedding ritual? Hindus say that its just tradition and there is not "logical" basis for it. The critic is not satisfied with such an answer.

What would you say to such a critic?