(June 24, 2015 at 12:07 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:This is what Rhythms said,(June 24, 2015 at 12:01 pm)Won2blv Wrote: I'm differentiating that a cultural influences doesn't equate an entire personality makeover into a new religion.
Huh? Who's asserting that?
Quote: So observing how much the Greek culture transformed the world doesn't mean that all humans have pagan beliefs in their thoughts and beliefs. You could say that in our day the internet culture is transforming peoples and cultures.
And certain beliefs and ideas and themes and tropes can easily be traced to our current culture, just like certain beliefs and ideas and themes and tropes can be traced back to Greek culture.
"It's about the contention that by doing away with christmas, JW's have somehow managed to avoid the influence of one of the most dominating and long lasting cultural influences in all of history. Also known as: a desperate need to be different."
Its not that I am contending that I am still affected by hellenism but rather that I am saying you can be affected by cultural phenomena without it transforming who you are completely.
