Evoman
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Fri Oct-20-06 02:19 PM
Response to Reply #29 |
| 30. Fine, fine...your right. |
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But after the acapocalypse resulting from religious confrontation, THEN maybe we could start over with a godless society on the shattered remains of the planet 
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| -"Why Women Need the Goddess" |
bloom |
Oct-18-06 11:49 AM |
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thank you so much for sharing this. the patriarchal, abrahamic |
niyad |
Oct-18-06 11:52 AM |
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LOL........I thought your thread was about Judy Tununa |
buff2 |
Oct-18-06 11:54 AM |
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do you mean judy tenuda? |
niyad |
Oct-18-06 12:14 PM |
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I see no need for any fictional cloud being |
grizmaster |
Oct-18-06 11:57 AM |
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It's a cultural thing |
bloom |
Oct-18-06 12:10 PM |
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why must the symbol for life & wisdom be female? (or male for that matter) |
grizmaster |
Oct-18-06 12:25 PM |
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You may or may not know |
bloom |
Oct-18-06 12:57 PM |
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that tree of knowledge was a tricky deal |
grizmaster |
Oct-18-06 01:16 PM |
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What about Mary? |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Oct-18-06 06:02 PM |
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I realize that for some people |
bloom |
Oct-18-06 07:43 PM |
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Choice of Scripture readings |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Oct-18-06 10:24 PM |
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It's the oldest struggle in the world |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Oct-19-06 11:39 AM |
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No, Eve is "life". Adam is "man"(humanity) . nt |
greyl |
Oct-18-06 07:56 PM |
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That is the simplified view |
bloom |
Oct-19-06 09:27 AM |
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No, not simplified. Accurate. To the point. True. |
greyl |
Oct-21-06 12:39 AM |
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The archaeology does not bear this out. |
okasha |
Oct-21-06 09:39 AM |
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Show me. |
greyl |
Nov-13-06 07:04 AM |
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And the lack of proof cannot be taken as proof either! |
TRYPHO |
Nov-13-06 07:09 PM |
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I'm not sure exactly what you're questioning, but here are some facts. |
greyl |
Nov-14-06 03:05 AM |
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I'm NOT about to start a flame war but.. |
TRYPHO |
Nov-25-06 05:04 PM |
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On the symbolism of the serpent, |
okasha |
Oct-21-06 10:04 AM |
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Why do we speak when pointing and grunting might suffice? |
realpolitik |
Oct-18-06 12:12 PM |
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I love Laurie Anderson (but I'd still rather see your face) |
grizmaster |
Oct-18-06 12:20 PM |
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We do like ritual, don't we? |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Oct-18-06 06:00 PM |
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The strength of Polytheism |
realpolitik |
Oct-18-06 12:02 PM |
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very powerfully put |
grizmaster |
Oct-18-06 12:27 PM |
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This is what I have come to |
realpolitik |
Oct-19-06 12:25 PM |
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polytheism, etc. |
bloom |
Oct-18-06 12:50 PM |
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I agree |
realpolitik |
Oct-19-06 12:27 PM |
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In case you missed it: |
bloom |
Oct-18-06 02:07 PM |
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Well, that's all well and good... |
Chulanowa |
Oct-19-06 02:22 AM |
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From what I've noticed |
bloom |
Oct-19-06 09:42 AM |
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Plain ol' atheism just seems easier, lol. |
Evoman |
Oct-19-06 02:00 PM |
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A lot of people |
bloom |
Oct-20-06 09:25 AM |
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I agree with this |
Evoman |
Oct-20-06 01:11 PM |
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I agree that it is more confrontational. |
bloom |
Oct-20-06 02:09 PM |
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Fine, fine...your right. |
Evoman |
Oct-20-06 02:19 PM |
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The "idea" that we need to replace one religion with another is stupid and |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-21-06 02:14 AM |
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I prefer gender-neutral divinity |
Chulanowa |
Oct-21-06 02:40 AM |
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"tacking an "-ess" onto the concept of "God" |
bloom |
Oct-21-06 10:32 PM |
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I agree, really |
Chulanowa |
Oct-22-06 03:45 AM |
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It's about the symbolism. |
bloom |
Oct-22-06 11:02 AM |
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You're attacking him because he's a man even though he's a true feminist? |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-22-06 03:39 PM |
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So the woman is to be greater than the man? |
Chulanowa |
Oct-22-06 03:39 PM |
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Mostly, I'm just esp. offended |
bloom |
Oct-23-06 08:29 PM |
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We're still missing parthenogenisis, ma'am |
Chulanowa |
Oct-26-06 02:21 PM |
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I suppose |
bloom |
Oct-31-06 08:35 AM |
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Sexism. |
trotsky |
Oct-31-06 09:07 AM |
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I'm aware that there are plenty of women |
bloom |
Oct-31-06 09:31 AM |
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So are you retracting your previous statement, then? |
trotsky |
Oct-31-06 09:34 AM |
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I think that there is a conjunction |
bloom |
Oct-31-06 10:23 AM |
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But that's not what you said. |
trotsky |
Oct-31-06 11:30 AM |
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"You crave absolutes." |
bloom |
Oct-31-06 11:42 AM |
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You can keep saying it. |
trotsky |
Oct-31-06 11:44 AM |
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At least as far as this particular forum goes |
bloom |
Oct-31-06 02:07 PM |
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Say what? |
trotsky |
Oct-31-06 02:17 PM |
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Nobody on the pedestal sounds good to me |
Chulanowa |
Nov-14-06 06:18 AM |
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I agree with much of your post, but strongly disagree with |
greyl |
Nov-14-06 12:56 PM |
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Evolutionarily speaking, we're a dud. |
Chulanowa |
Nov-14-06 04:47 PM |
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And just as a note... |
Chulanowa |
Nov-14-06 04:50 PM |
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"Do you give a damn whether a hundred generations from now..." |
bloom |
Nov-14-06 09:12 PM |
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We've got life left in us yet |
Chulanowa |
Nov-15-06 03:52 PM |
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Umm... a small problem here. |
salvorhardin |
Oct-22-06 11:16 PM |
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Your knowledge of Hinduism seems lacking |
muriel_volestrangler |
Oct-23-06 08:26 AM |
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bloom is probably referring |
okasha |
Oct-23-06 09:55 AM |
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There's a lot of variations on the basics. |
Chulanowa |
Oct-26-06 02:30 PM |
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I was mostly picturing some art that I had seen |
bloom |
Oct-31-06 08:48 AM |
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While I Don't Agree In Principle With Much Of What You Say |
Southpawkicker |
Oct-25-06 10:23 PM |
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You don't have to worry about being just a sperm donor |
neebob |
Oct-26-06 08:10 AM |
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LOL |
Southpawkicker |
Oct-26-06 08:39 PM |
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Women need education and income |
neebob |
Oct-23-06 02:55 AM |
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Thank you, neebob. You'd think that would be obvious. |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-25-06 12:02 AM |
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Thanks, BMUS |
neebob |
Oct-25-06 10:06 AM |
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But that would be anti-woman! |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-26-06 09:56 PM |
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Well, then why aren't we tackling the men and smearing THEIR faces? |
neebob |
Oct-27-06 01:43 AM |
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Brilliant! |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-27-06 01:49 AM |
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It's already called MENstruation. |
neebob |
Oct-27-06 02:14 AM |
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Very good points |
Southpawkicker |
Oct-25-06 10:24 PM |
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People I know |
bloom |
Oct-25-06 11:11 PM |
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Oh, for pete's sake |
neebob |
Oct-25-06 11:59 PM |
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I see the article as being about women |
bloom |
Oct-26-06 09:13 AM |
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Oh brother. Oops, how "anti-woman" of me, I meant to say oh sister. |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-26-06 08:47 PM |
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There are no goddesses either, bloom |
neebob |
Oct-27-06 12:40 AM |
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Rituals in Context |
bloom |
Oct-28-06 11:36 AM |
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Okay, since you're putting so much effort into convincing me |
neebob |
Oct-28-06 02:55 PM |
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I don't care if you're convinced or not |
bloom |
Oct-28-06 05:52 PM |
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It is more stupid than a lot of things people do |
neebob |
Oct-29-06 10:23 AM |
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I don't know why you are assuming |
bloom |
Oct-29-06 10:35 PM |
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Yes, well, you can't seem to resist making it personal |
neebob |
Oct-29-06 11:42 PM |
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You seem to have to assume that there is "magical thinking". |
bloom |
Oct-30-06 08:09 AM |
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Right, it's not magical thinking because the goddess doesn't exist. |
neebob |
Oct-30-06 08:46 AM |
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What she's doing, bloom, is called THINKING. That's what real feminists do. |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-30-06 12:49 AM |
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Hey! How dare you use a male gender based phrase to express your exasperation? |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-26-06 07:46 PM |
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Oh, for Priscalla's sake! |
Random_Australian |
Oct-26-06 08:57 PM |
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Sounds tasty, I'll be right over. |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-26-06 09:58 PM |
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Oh, I thought I was sticking it to the man |
neebob |
Oct-27-06 12:54 AM |
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That works too. |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-27-06 01:28 AM |
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I believe you, BUT... |
Finder |
Oct-26-06 09:11 AM |
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symbolism & rituals /religion |
bloom |
Oct-26-06 09:22 AM |
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Agreed! |
neebob |
Oct-26-06 12:06 AM |
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I don't care if its a god or goddess, as long as it ain't white. |
Evoman |
Oct-27-06 03:51 AM |
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They don't. They need to be treated like goddesses. |
greyl |
Nov-14-06 03:10 AM |
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"When the actual women of a culture... |
bloom |
Nov-14-06 09:40 PM |
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But are cultures with goddesses matriarchal or gender egalitarian? |
Nikia |
Nov-18-06 05:21 PM |
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cultures |
bloom |
Nov-18-06 08:32 PM |
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