Seaworth'sShipmate Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Does anyone here belive in Angels?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_angelic_hierarchyI find one angel in particular to be just lovely! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_(archangel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I think Victoria Secret has come to dominate the modern cultural meme of the angel, presumably an inheritor of Farrah Fawcett. It makes the original mythology seem even more arcane, like alchemy amid modern. Chemistry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 No, and anyone that does is a fool. Stone age ideas should remain in the stone age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altherion Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Not really, but I do like the stories and characters they've inspired in fiction. For example, the Planescape celestial beings and locations are quite neat and IMHO don't get enough attention relative to their infernal counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Not really, but anyone who puts people down for believing in them is a tool. All the best fantasy lore is based on spirituality being real or heavily assumed to be real, and metaphysical beings playing an active role (for good or ill) in the affairs of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnar of Skagos Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 While I don't believe in angels or Abrahamic mythology myself, I believe there is vast knowledge to be learned from our Stone and Iron Age forebears. To simply dismiss them as savages because they did not have Facebook or iPhones, is, I think, a gross mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Does anyone here belive in Angels?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_angelic_hierarchyI find one angel in particular to be just lovely! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_(archangel)Nope.(and)It is a nice painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 If there are Angels on Earth, I think Tom Waits is one of them. You know... the kind of ones that come down and smite people's asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueMetis Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Not really, but anyone who puts people down for believing in them is a tool. Would you give the same benefit of the doubt to someone who believed Cyclops are real? What about Valkyrie? I mean you very well might, but I find people give far more credence to the crazy bullshit of Christianity then they do to the crazy bullshit of other religions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I've been told that salvation lets their wings unfold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I believe in at least one Angel. I worked with him for a while a couple years back before he moved to Okinawa. Even though I don't know them, I'm pretty sure there are other people named Angel out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamSongs Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Actually, the topic of angels and demons is quite fascinating when you compare them across the Abrahamic faiths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Someone elect this person as Culture Secretary./sarcasmHey, at least you had the courage to address me directly. I bet you'd be stunned to learn when I was an undergrad I was an elected member of the student body who chaired the subcommittee on diversity. Not really, but anyone who puts people down for believing in them is a tool.So I'm a tool for pointing out that believing in magic is asinine? I'll wear that badge with pride.Also, indulging people's delusions legitimizes their beliefs, which isn't healthy or wise.While I don't believe in angels or Abrahamic mythology myself, I believe there is vast knowledge to be learned from our Stone and Iron Age forebears. To simply dismiss them as savages because they did not have Facebook or iPhones, is, I think, a gross mistake.Wow. You do realize you can point to things in the past and seperate the things that are still helpful today from the backwards things that should be ignored.Or are sea monsters still a legitimate threat?Seriously, what is the difference between angels and vampires, werewolves, bigfoot and the loch ness monster? Just because one exists in a holy book doesn't make it any more legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrunesThatWasPromised Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I believe in angstels having read this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Yes, I do believe in Angels. I'm an Orthodox Christian.TM,I agree with TAT that it is rather toolish to bash and mock people for religious beliefs you disagree with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altherion Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Seriously, what is the difference between angels and vampires, werewolves, bigfoot and the loch ness monster?The difference is that angels are emissaries of a higher power, not exotic types of animal, human or hybrid creatures. If a person believes in a higher power (and the overwhelming majority of people do), it's pretty logical to assume that such a power has emissaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Being raised Catholic, I'll never quite escape some deep-seated, instinctual belief in angels and the cult of saints. Intellectually, I enjoy angels from a mythological perspective. I was always a fan of the Archangel Gabriel. That was a front-runner for a first or middle name for my son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraPrime Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 [mod hat]Let's not turn this into another thread on validity of religion/Christianity. If you want that, go start a new thread.[/mod hat] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Would you give the same benefit of the doubt to someone who believed Cyclops are real? What about Valkyrie?You joke, but there's this.Yes, I do believe in Angels. I'm an Orthodox Christian. I know right? What's the whole point of religion if you throw out the fun magic stuff??? You get left with a grim story and churches that lack any charm. Angels, the cult of Saints and miracles are the good bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 TM,I agree with TAT that it is rather toolish to bash and mock people for religious beliefs you disagree with.People should be able to defend what they believe, and they should be held to higher standards than "it comes from my holy book."But since there is no way I can continue without going against what TP has stated I will simply bow out of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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