Comments on: Salem Controversy Leads to Letter of Clarification http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/ We Know You Love Comics. We Do Too. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:58:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Bruce http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-41154 Bruce Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:44:56 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/#comment-41154 First I have no problem with Paganism at all, and have dabbled in pagan belief systems a time or two myself. Second, the letter writer applys the term 'Pagan' to wicca (and it's many varieties), leaving out all kinds of other pagan belief systems that have nothing to do with modern wicca. Odinist/Nordic, Egyptian, Greek, Discordian, Magick, and all sorts of other 'Pagan' systems exist outside of wicca. Third, her assertion that 9 Million Pagans were killed during the dark ages is flat out false. If we call the Dark Ages the Period from 476AD to 1000AD as seems to be the accepted period: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages then I doubt Iquisitors and others were killing 3 and a third people out of every 10 (accepting that the European Population of the Dark Ages was 30 million tops). It simply didn't happen. Now, there is an often quoted number of 9 million 'witches' killed from the period of 1400 to 1800 by Gottfried Christian Voigt who extrapolated from his section of Germany to calculate 9,442,994 witches killed throughout Europe during that period. Voigt published his rather dubious statistics, and was then widely quoted, establishing the 9 million number. More credible analysis, buy more credible historians puts the number somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 killed during the same period. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat0.htm#Witch First I have no problem with Paganism at all, and have dabbled in pagan belief systems a time or two myself.
Second, the letter writer applys the term ‘Pagan’ to wicca (and it’s many varieties), leaving out all kinds of other pagan belief systems that have nothing to do with modern wicca. Odinist/Nordic, Egyptian, Greek, Discordian, Magick, and all sorts of other ‘Pagan’ systems exist outside of wicca.
Third, her assertion that 9 Million Pagans were killed during the dark ages is flat out false.
If we call the Dark Ages the Period from 476AD to 1000AD as seems to be the accepted period:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages

then I doubt Iquisitors and others were killing 3 and a third people out of every 10 (accepting that the European Population of the Dark Ages was 30 million tops).
It simply didn’t happen.

Now, there is an often quoted number of 9 million ‘witches’ killed from the period of 1400 to 1800 by Gottfried Christian Voigt who extrapolated from his section of Germany to calculate 9,442,994 witches killed throughout Europe during that period. Voigt published his rather dubious statistics, and was then widely quoted, establishing the 9 million number. More credible analysis, buy more credible historians puts the number somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 killed during the same period.

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat0.htm#Witch

]]> By: Brother129 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-41088 Brother129 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:24:40 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/#comment-41088 Notice how people get so upset before the book/movie/tv show even comes out. I loved the intelligent response. How about reading the comic first than reacting? Notice how people get so upset before the book/movie/tv show even comes out. I loved the intelligent response. How about reading the comic first than reacting?

]]> By: Kevin Breen http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-41018 Kevin Breen Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:08:42 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/#comment-41018 I've found paganism a lot less silly than many religions. For one, they do not claim to be the only true religion. I've known many pagans who admit that their gods, goddesses and spells are not necessarily real, but just a means of focusing their thoughts in symbols that they can share in common. If all religions would admit that, there'd be a load less violence in the world. I’ve found paganism a lot less silly than many religions. For one, they do not claim to be the only true religion. I’ve known many pagans who admit that their gods, goddesses and spells are not necessarily real, but just a means of focusing their thoughts in symbols that they can share in common. If all religions would admit that, there’d be a load less violence in the world.

]]> By: Some Net Person http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-40997 Some Net Person Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:02:01 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/#comment-40997 Indeed, paganism is on par with atheism, evangelicalism, and whatever Madonna's into these days. But may as well be polite about it anyway. Indeed, paganism is on par with atheism, evangelicalism, and whatever Madonna’s into these days. But may as well be polite about it anyway.

]]> By: Tom Cruise's Attorney http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-40963 Tom Cruise's Attorney Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:11:54 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/#comment-40963 Mark I., you should be receiving a copy of our libel suit, filed with the court, shortly. Please don't think that the fact that its written in crayon is in any way indiciative of its seriousness. Good day sir. Mark I., you should be receiving a copy of our libel suit, filed with the court, shortly. Please don’t think that the fact that its written in crayon is in any way indiciative of its seriousness. Good day sir.

]]> By: just me http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-40955 just me Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:41:54 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/#comment-40955 i agree, let's not single them out, all religions are equally silly. i agree, let’s not single them out, all religions are equally silly.

]]> By: Mark I. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-40946 Mark I. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:43:16 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2451.htm/#comment-40946 Yeah, leave the Pagans alone. It is no more or less ridiculous than any other religion in the world. Well, except Scientology. Yeah, leave the Pagans alone. It is no more or less ridiculous than any other religion in the world. Well, except Scientology.

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