User:Ashley Y
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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.
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.
Random Notes
Trees of Old England: Silver Birch, Pedunculate Oak, European Ash, Common Hawthorn, Rowan, others
Currently amused by Wikipedia:Unusual articles.