RE: The Great Virgin Mother Isis - Ancient Mythology is not a Cheeseburger
June 11, 2012 at 8:59 pm
(This post was last modified: June 11, 2012 at 9:01 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Michael;I'd prefer you didn't preach at me, there's a good chap. I really don't care about your personal values ,and find your judgment of mine and of my character facile and impertinent.
Yes I read your paper and the article linked and do not agree with your conclusion. We may need to agree to differ. I have no intention in trying to teach you; THAT would be presumptuous, based on what you have said about your scholastic background. My apologies,;I really did not get that impression from your paper.
My own approach is based on structural functionalism. However, although aware of the universality of many myths, I am very careful about conflating correlation and causation,which is what I think you have done. (if I accepted your premise,which I do not) Isis was the sister-wife of Osiris,therefore not a virgin by definition.
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PS am I suffering from toxic disinhibition? I'm suspicious of self-diagnosis and don't know you well enough to trust your assessment. OF course I concede it's possible,even likely,although I can be almost as obnoxious in person.
I assure you I'm acutely aware of my many faults. I'm also acutely aware of how little success I've had over a lifetime (I'm now 64) in changing the things I don't like about myself. Here,on this forum,my only obligation is to obey the rules. I am here because it suits me,not to meet the expectations of strangers.
Yes I read your paper and the article linked and do not agree with your conclusion. We may need to agree to differ. I have no intention in trying to teach you; THAT would be presumptuous, based on what you have said about your scholastic background. My apologies,;I really did not get that impression from your paper.
My own approach is based on structural functionalism. However, although aware of the universality of many myths, I am very careful about conflating correlation and causation,which is what I think you have done. (if I accepted your premise,which I do not) Isis was the sister-wife of Osiris,therefore not a virgin by definition.
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PS am I suffering from toxic disinhibition? I'm suspicious of self-diagnosis and don't know you well enough to trust your assessment. OF course I concede it's possible,even likely,although I can be almost as obnoxious in person.
I assure you I'm acutely aware of my many faults. I'm also acutely aware of how little success I've had over a lifetime (I'm now 64) in changing the things I don't like about myself. Here,on this forum,my only obligation is to obey the rules. I am here because it suits me,not to meet the expectations of strangers.
