tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post6697120069213645860..comments2024-03-09T19:23:22.482-03:00Comments on The RPGPundit: Cracked MondayRPGPundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-39978770808675505362013-09-11T14:52:19.753-04:002013-09-11T14:52:19.753-04:00I always thought that the fact that a lot of peopl...I always thought that the fact that a lot of people seem to change religions so easily was a pretty good indication that they never really believed that much to begin with. Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873440251698488032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-59397502174186569012013-09-10T15:06:48.445-04:002013-09-10T15:06:48.445-04:00And of course, the reason there are so many psychi...And of course, the reason there are so many psychic bullshit-art salesmen out there is because there are so many customers for exactly that. These are people who WANT to be lied to; they might claim "they want to believe" but that's not true. They know within themselves that they're looking for a lie to allow them to comfortably avoid seeking truth, and that's exactly what the New Age Frauds sell them.RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-40592720747124082922013-09-10T15:05:19.434-04:002013-09-10T15:05:19.434-04:00Yes, its problematic, but especially when there IS...Yes, its problematic, but especially when there IS a "millennial old belief" that their claims bare no resemblance to. <br />ie. New Agers misappropriating and totally misunderstanding ideas from Hinduism.<br />ie. New Agers misappropriating and totally misunderstanding ideas from Buddhism.<br />ie. New Agers misappropriating and totally misunderstanding ideas from Paganism.<br />ie. New Agers misappropriating and totally misunderstanding ideas from Native Americans.<br /><br />etc. etc. ad nauseumRPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-90438425503170335322013-09-10T14:53:19.646-04:002013-09-10T14:53:19.646-04:00There's a pretty significant movement of "...There's a pretty significant movement of "bake your own religion". People who pick a few things here and there, mush it all together and call it good.<br /><br />In the big picture, they tend to be pretty harmless, so I guess I can't fault them, but the tendency to claim they are totally relying on "millennial old beliefs" is disingenuous at bestWeaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873440251698488032noreply@blogger.com