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<blockquote data-quote="Emperor Constantine" data-source="post: 1354967" data-attributes="member: 16623">With the pagans I know, they worship gods who they like. Odin was wise and strong, someone who likes wisdom and strength worships Odin. Aphrodite liked sex, some nympho wicca chick decides to start worshipping Aprodite. The way someone smarter than me put it, the pagans make gods in their own image. Some, like Lady Fortuna, aren&#039;t even really gods so much as just a concept described as a person. It&#039;s quite different from Christianity, where we don&#039;t necessarily like everything our God stands for. I, for one, have strong inclinations towards making up my own morals and don&#039;t really like the idea of turning the other cheek, giving up wealth, etc. But I believe in God, so I attempt to conform my will to his. Whereas the pagan can conform his god to his own will, or if there&#039;s enough tradition to prevent that he can just pick another god.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emperor Constantine, post: 1354967, member: 16623"] With the pagans I know, they worship gods who they like. Odin was wise and strong, someone who likes wisdom and strength worships Odin. Aphrodite liked sex, some nympho wicca chick decides to start worshipping Aprodite. The way someone smarter than me put it, the pagans make gods in their own image. Some, like Lady Fortuna, aren't even really gods so much as just a concept described as a person. It's quite different from Christianity, where we don't necessarily like everything our God stands for. I, for one, have strong inclinations towards making up my own morals and don't really like the idea of turning the other cheek, giving up wealth, etc. But I believe in God, so I attempt to conform my will to his. Whereas the pagan can conform his god to his own will, or if there's enough tradition to prevent that he can just pick another god. [/QUOTE]

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