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Old 05-21-2010, 02:46 PM
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Default Is The Norse Odin of Asatru a Prescription of Description of Incest among Caucasians?

In Norse paganism, or Asatru, their holy text describes the chief god: Odin. It states that he had sex with his own daughter, and it was the most passionate sex he ever had in his life.

Do you think this was a contributing cause in the acceptance of incest among Caucasians? That is "If the chief god has sex with his daughter and enjoys it greatly, I can too"? Or even that it may be a blessing to do so?

Or do these old stories simply demonstrate an ethnic phenomenon?
Thank you profane. You did at least answer one of my questions.

I should point out, I used to live in the USA, and I found that incest was entirely taboo among Hispanics, Asians, and Blacks. Yet was quite accepted in the Caucasian communities. In fact, I would say a good 75% of the people admitted to a sexual act with a close relative, and another 25% admitted they would enjoy such.

It could be also Nationality? Where I live now in Asia (Philippines), all the Caucasians are Paedophiles. However, that's another question.
Indeed there IS a holy text of the Norse pagans. Particularly the Eddas, Heimskringla, and Gesta Danorum.

Never heard of the Nibelungenlied?

It is not I who has their information right, Miss Loki's Daughter. Perhaps you forgot that your father had a horse's penis inside of him?
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Old 05-25-2010, 02:46 PM
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No, to all your questions.
Incest is present in nearly equal numbers in all cultures, races, religions, social classes, and regions. It does not discriminate. People who ask this type of question seem to be looking for excuses to classify other groups as inherently evil, when it's actually just thinly veiled racism.
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Old 05-28-2010, 02:46 PM
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I dint wish to answer this question. Only to say you bring up an issue about an ancient belief system I didn't know. Thank You for spreading the word. This will make me look in to it. As well as your use of the use "Caucasian" to describe Norse peoples. Dont know if this is apt. But another point I can look in to my self. Natalie is right however in that incest is in every culture. If the above Norse story is true then it simply does what all religion does and that is having god mimic human behavior.
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Old 05-29-2010, 02:46 PM
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First off your information is wrong, no where in the original stories of the Norse/Germanic or Anglo-Saxon peoples who worshiped Odin is it ever recorded that he had sex with a daughter. Whatever your source is, it may be inspired by the Old Norse Myths, but it does not originate with them.

Additionally, there is no "holy text" for Norse Paganism. While holy texts like the Bible were written to be a holy text by believers of the faith for the faith... there is no such text that exists for those who follow Norse/Germanic/Anglo-Saxon Paganism.
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Old 06-02-2010, 02:46 PM
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You can't refer to Caucasians as Nordics, they're don't represent all the Caucasian peoples, and i do not know if your information is reliable, but it could be.
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