Monday, May 29, 2023
Rome, Odin, and the Alien Universe
I just learned, at this amazingly late date, that there is a common Indo-European cosmogeny involving Manu and Yemo and a cow that tends to appear in all IE cultures - e.g. in India, they are known as Manu and Yama, in Rome, as Romulus and Remus (Yemus), along with a common motif of of a cow (wolf) and suckling. This is apparently more or less what is being depicted in the opening scene of the Alien universe movie Prometheus according to some accounts . . . wild stuff and a new area of historical religion and myth for me to delve into.
Thursday, May 18, 2023
The Archaic Community of the Romans
Found a very interesting book by Robert E. A. Palmer randomly about a potential origin of the curiae of Rome, as ethnic communities that were integrated into the Roman state and kept some independence for a very long time. Will probably pick it up.
Labels: history
Secular pro-lifisim
I get the impression a lot of religious types who are pro-life think that the two are inextricably linked. Now on a deep level that may be right (or not) but one of the important things I've learned is that movements, or organizations, should be single purpose. If you can save lives with someone, that person should be your ally for that project, full stop.
When you tell them that they can’t be Democrat and pro-life, just like when you tell people they can’t be atheist and pro-life or feminist and pro-life or whatever other lines you’re drawing, you’re weakening our numbers. You’re weakening our ambassadors. You’re weakening our reach into groups that are not already prone to opposing abortion.
Labels: prolife
