User:Ashley Y
From Academic Kids
I'm mostly interested in English folklore and traditions, and contemporary paganism in England and the United States.
I'm more of a fiddler and corrector than an originator. I also like to categorise.
Pages into which I have legitimately introduced obscenities: James II of England, Earl, River Kennet, Euphemism.
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Opinions
(in no particular order)
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict: I support a binational solution as the only just solution. I am inspired by Martin Buber in this regard.
- Genital integrity: I support this. Infant genital mutilation is a bizarre cultural practice that just happens to be a (hopefully fading) norm for boys in the United States.
- History of modern paganism: I'm most convinced by Ronald Hutton.
- Diet: I suspect the Palaeolithic diet is the healthiest, at least if part of a Palaeolithic life-style that includes a lot of aerobic exercise. Like Brillat-Savarin, I suspect carbs make you fat I think because they're less satisfying for the same number of calories than protein.
- Christianity: There's something a bit silly about any religion that insists that everyone who doesn't follow it will suffer eternally in hell. Of course, not all Christians believe that.
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Random Notes
Trees of Old England: Silver Birch, Pedunculate Oak, European Ash, Common Hawthorn, Rowan, others
Currently amused by Wikipedia:Unusual articles.
