Do eskimos pray to a Snow God or a God Who Stops the Snow?

[Reeve]

Yea you guys are right that they would worship more than one god. I still think it's interesting that people would pray to dark gods, and it makes you wonder how your view of the world changes when you grow up learning that the good god is weak and the bad god is strong. It would make you a much different person than growing up without that learning.

I find your current forum title ironic for this topic.

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They can be, yea, but you have to think about him in different ways. If you believe he's a God of Snow, then you're accepting the fact that your god is an asshole and wants your people to suffer. If you believe he's a God who Stops the Snow, then you're going with the idea that he's constantly battling the snow and working for your happiness.

I think whichever you'd choose of the two, if you did choose or your culture chose one, it'd show your personality distinctly.

Well there are lots of religions historically that believed that their god or gods were assholes to be feared.

[Sam the Wiser]

Pray to the gods of the snow. Only the strong survive and the weak shall perish!

[Reeve]

Pray to the gods of the snow. Only the strong survive and the weak shall perish!

Yeah, I think I'm gonna go with the snow if those are the only two choices. People seem to go with whatever they think is more powerful or that which they fear.

[Dezerte]

Yeah, I think what kind of god you believe in is reflected in your society. But what came first? Man or God? Man did, that's why everyone's own God(s) often seems to coincide with their own opinions.

[Darsithis]

I'm sorry but we don't allow discussion of religion here.