Forwarded from Þórr siðr
The Irish annals depict Gaels voluntarily going apostate and adopting Norse culture and religious practices.
There was a fairly distinct Thor cult presence in Ireland, as I have indicated in this post.
Excerpts from The Memory of the Norse in Ireland in Middle Irish Dynastic Narratives by Ann Caroline Humphrey, 2023.
There was a fairly distinct Thor cult presence in Ireland, as I have indicated in this post.
Excerpts from The Memory of the Norse in Ireland in Middle Irish Dynastic Narratives by Ann Caroline Humphrey, 2023.
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Forwarded from Dark & Fascinating Art (Vin's Favourite Artwork Archive)
Rabindranath Tagore by Shannon Ackerson
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Forwarded from The Fyrgen • ᚫᛚᚢ:ᚢᛚᚫ
One of the common arguments from Heathen AI bros is:
"Our ancestors always adopted every new technology."
"The Gods themselves love technology."
A couple of years ago I wrote a short article called Novel Vs. Counterfeit Technologies which seeks to differentiate what I call 'novel' from 'counterfeit' technologies. In it I posit that some technologies actually solve a problem, whilst others merely mimic existing natural human abilities or pre-existing technologies. For example, the blade is a novel technology; the computer is not.
It's a working theory and I'm not here to categorise them all, or to say what should and shouldn't be allowed. The point is that not all technologies are of the same value, or necessarily of any value.
You can talk about Thor wielding his hammer, or Freyja's Brisingamen necklace, or grave-goods, to try and prove the love of tech, but let me ask you this:
Will you be asking for your iPhone to be thrown into your grave with you when you die?
Will you be 3D printing idols of the gods from plastic?
Would you ever depict Odin hunched, scrolling over a smartphone?
Why not?
The answer is instinctually obvious to all of us; these technologies—AI very much included—are profane, cheap, degrading and unholy. Stop trying to compare a hand-crafted sword adorned with the runes of its bearer with digital tech that makes your life easier and cheaper.
"Our ancestors always adopted every new technology."
"The Gods themselves love technology."
A couple of years ago I wrote a short article called Novel Vs. Counterfeit Technologies which seeks to differentiate what I call 'novel' from 'counterfeit' technologies. In it I posit that some technologies actually solve a problem, whilst others merely mimic existing natural human abilities or pre-existing technologies. For example, the blade is a novel technology; the computer is not.
It's a working theory and I'm not here to categorise them all, or to say what should and shouldn't be allowed. The point is that not all technologies are of the same value, or necessarily of any value.
You can talk about Thor wielding his hammer, or Freyja's Brisingamen necklace, or grave-goods, to try and prove the love of tech, but let me ask you this:
Will you be asking for your iPhone to be thrown into your grave with you when you die?
Will you be 3D printing idols of the gods from plastic?
Would you ever depict Odin hunched, scrolling over a smartphone?
Why not?
The answer is instinctually obvious to all of us; these technologies—AI very much included—are profane, cheap, degrading and unholy. Stop trying to compare a hand-crafted sword adorned with the runes of its bearer with digital tech that makes your life easier and cheaper.
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