Zephyros
One of the things I like to do best on forums is to participate in some long-term study groups, especially ones in which blocks of text are posted and then discussed. This is being done rather successfully in Thoth and RWS, so I thought maybe something of the sort could be done here.
However, this forum presents its own challenges in that some people come with belief while others come with a more cerebral outlook. This would mean that all opinions, provided they are articulated in a moderate and respectful fashion and are not racist or offensive in other ways, would have to be respected. Considering the sensitive nature of this forum, the forum rules would be adhered to much more strictly than in other sections.
On the other hand, we have the great advantage here of not being limited in terms of study topics, decks, etc. We can choose anything, within reason.
I myself lean towards the Old Testament, starting from Genesis. It is a fascinating book even when looked at through secular eyes, as I do. However, for many Westerners that book as well as the New Testament are too culturally weighted down to the point where discussion would be difficult. While such a discussion would be difficult, but not impossible, I am open to ideas of discussion of other texts that people think would fit the requirements of being discussed here. Namely, that its structure allows for it to be split into sections that could be posted and discussed on a regular basis in a free and open exchange.
Any ideas?
However, this forum presents its own challenges in that some people come with belief while others come with a more cerebral outlook. This would mean that all opinions, provided they are articulated in a moderate and respectful fashion and are not racist or offensive in other ways, would have to be respected. Considering the sensitive nature of this forum, the forum rules would be adhered to much more strictly than in other sections.
On the other hand, we have the great advantage here of not being limited in terms of study topics, decks, etc. We can choose anything, within reason.
I myself lean towards the Old Testament, starting from Genesis. It is a fascinating book even when looked at through secular eyes, as I do. However, for many Westerners that book as well as the New Testament are too culturally weighted down to the point where discussion would be difficult. While such a discussion would be difficult, but not impossible, I am open to ideas of discussion of other texts that people think would fit the requirements of being discussed here. Namely, that its structure allows for it to be split into sections that could be posted and discussed on a regular basis in a free and open exchange.
Any ideas?