I was wondering what makes somebody a 'poser' or what makes it evident somebody is kind of just going through a phase and is practising paganism as a 'cool' thing to do, or to explore their liberty.
For example, if somebody is new to paganism and says they worship a god of war, mars for instance. And says that Mars is their patron god. But this person who worships Mars has many irrational fears, and a fear/disdain for fist fighting/any fighting at all. And generally possesses/exudes not one Mars like quality. Is this person just going through a phase and thinks saying they worship Mars is 'cool' or maybe they want to believe in their heart that they are chosen by this god because that'd be awesome. Or if a person rushes to tell everybody that they are pagan really quickly before really having more than a month under their belt?
The reason I ask is there seems to be an attitude that Paganism can't possibly be a phase, and we shouldn't think people are posers or people looking for labels. When I see these people a lot and it urks me sometimes.
So whats all you folks' opinion?
For example, if somebody is new to paganism and says they worship a god of war, mars for instance. And says that Mars is their patron god. But this person who worships Mars has many irrational fears, and a fear/disdain for fist fighting/any fighting at all. And generally possesses/exudes not one Mars like quality. Is this person just going through a phase and thinks saying they worship Mars is 'cool' or maybe they want to believe in their heart that they are chosen by this god because that'd be awesome. Or if a person rushes to tell everybody that they are pagan really quickly before really having more than a month under their belt?
The reason I ask is there seems to be an attitude that Paganism can't possibly be a phase, and we shouldn't think people are posers or people looking for labels. When I see these people a lot and it urks me sometimes.
So whats all you folks' opinion?
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