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[thessaralka]

you know what's always frustrated me about dragon age tho

the religions

they're built on shaky (or zero) foundations.

all major real world religions have SOME kind of powerful reason that people choose to believe in them - they're all deeply rooted in occult metaphysics, NDEs and cosmic mystical events, secret esoteric knowledge, human history, myth, generations upon generations of human blood and ritual and ceremony.

andrastianism is basically catholicism but we don't know why people believe in the maker. we just know that they do.

people believe in jesus christ as the son of god because there is powerful evidence of him existing, powerful spiritual truths there, powerful legends prophesying his existence, and powerful history (it's of course deeper than that but this isn't a post about christianity).

it's understandable why people believe in anrdraste as a goddess-figure, as she has a powerful legend.

people believe in "god/ the universe/ source/ brahman/ allah/ 'the force'" (different names for the same concept) because spirituality is an inherent part of existence, it is a foundational truth of our reality that can only be experienced individually and not (yet, quite) proven by science (unless you get into quantum mechanics and einstein's theories and so on). it requires faith, and faith only comes from experiencing "knowing" directly. it cannot be taught, and it cannot be measured.

we know next to nothing about why people would ever be convinced by the maker enough to believe in him/ it as a god.

the elder scrolls does religious lore REALLY well. the aedra and the daedra have a creation myth that goes back to the two primal forces in the universe (anu and padomay - which are basically masculine and feminine primal forces, the yin/ yang of daosim - this ties into real world religions and makes the world of ES feel very real, because we can relate to it).

as far as i know, the only creation myth we get apart from the maker's "he was displeased by his creation and turned his back on it" is from the alamarri/ avaar with korth the mountain-father who created the mountains and provides game (a god worthy of being worshipped, to offer such foundations).

like, what does the maker even do? yeah he "created the golden city" (ehhhh??? not really thoooo????) and got mad at the tevinter magisters (that was just them poking at solas's fade prison too much tho)... and created the veil (that was solas tho). so nothing the maker has done has actually happened, it's the byrpoduct of something the evanuris did. mostly solas.

thedas (particularly with the dalish worship of the evanuris) feels like a post-apocalyptic world that lost its religion and its reasons for believing in religion a long time ago, because they've been continuously decimated by blights/ war/ slavery/ loss/ degradation.

and perhaps that is the truth of it. their faith is bleak, and rootless, because the world of thedas is a post-apocalyptic world that is bleak, and rootless (thanks to solas and the evanuris who created the blight, and sundered the titans from their dreams).

the most honest religions in thedas are, in my opinion, the dwarven religion (which is not a religion at all, and instead a worship of skill and excellence), and the avaar religion, which is based in their communication with the spirit world - which makes sense! because spirits are the energy of an idea or feeling, and that energy is tangibly spiritual and powerful. andrastianism is cool too, except for the part about it being founded on andraste being the bride of the maker, so we're back at square one.

what the fuck do these people even believe in?

[l0ser-nicolaz]

GM CHATTTTT

[bovineblogger]

im sad and dissapointed that you endorse eating cows, fuck u

hi! i can tell that you care about animals. you want to help them. thats awesome! thats so good!

this is the wrong way to do it, okay? animal agriculture is a cornerstone of human society. it existed long, long before us and it will exist long, long after. shaming people for eating cows will not end it. in fact, animal agriculture is the reason we have cows at all! and thats super special!

so, how can you help?

if you want cows to live long healthy lives, the easiest way to help is to support smaller local farmers! shaming anyone that eats meat not only does nothing to help animals, it keeps the power n money with all the big wealthy farming conglomerates that do actually mistreat animals!

cussing at people that advocate for animal welfare and humane farming practice helps no one. by behaving like this, you are harming your image, you are harming your cause, and you are harming cows. donate to the spca or something if you want to help, okay?

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[mossy-paws]

PHIGHTER 15! (PHIGHTING!)

Hi tumblr here’s your food for the time being LMAOOOO anyways I like him a lot,,,,, very cool dude,,, love that he has a fursona /silly /pos

anyways! Yeah! This took about 10 hours and I speedran it in like 2 days, was it healthy? Nah. Was it worth it? I would say so! I do like how it came out and it was nice since this is the first time I’ve drawn canines in like. 2 years LMAO

anyways fun closeups too:

[fishpea]

I am not immune to lesbian propaganda

[tapeworrmart]

Have art block and been playing gta iv so. Niko.

[themintsimmer]

meet roxanne petra | a 25 year old psychonaut with a knack for anything weird. she just moved to strangerville after hearing about it's exciting lore and potential secrets. she has made it her mission to solve it herself (while on hallucinogens the whole time)

my mini let's play series 'solving strangerville' will be starting on my youtube channel next week!

[evermoredeluxe]

it’s not not true

[spiderp0nk22]

Version 2 of my johndave drawing YUHHRR!!!!!!

[beelikesbirds]

GOD they really said “how thick can we lay on the weird courtroom flirting when phoenix and edgeworth face off again?” and went with AS THICK AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. JESUS CHRIST.

like i understand it’s hard for you guys to be normal about this but i feel there are some. important stakes here?? like multiple lives maybe??? no???? ok you do you i guess

[kairennart]

And the true power here… is a little more complicated than that.

For the Black Sails 10th anniversary week: Favorite story arc.

[nessa007]

gregory doing their knock on janine’s apartment door, “i fixed your light”, the look he gives to the camera (like, “get the fuck outta here”), their height difference, the way he leans in to kiss janine, the kiss itself (🤯😭🔥🫠), gregory closing the blinds/shades on the camera and that fucking smile he does, also gregory wearing his chain and janine wearing her “love” necklace

[muckyschmuck]

WHY YES HAPPY FANART FRIDAY NIGHT it is fanart friday......

[bumblebeeig]

thinking about sloane showing u different artifacts and rocks they’ve found, describing everything they know about them. they could talk your head off about it for days if they really wanted too, but it’s not like you mind. it just makes u fall more and more in love with them

one day, they get a bit paranoid about possibly annoying you with their ramblings. while you two are together, talking and doing whatever else you usually do, they bring up their concern.

“hey, you don’t.. get annoyed by me right?? sorry if thats random, i just… i don’t want my ramblings to get on your nerves you know? i just- i love talking to you!! and i love telling you about the stuff that i know about, my interests, and all that other stuff! but if i ever got annoying i wouldn’t want to—“

you cut them off by placing a small peck on their lips. as you pull away you give them a soft smile, their face flushed red.

“sloane, i could never be annoyed by that.. hearing you talk about what you love is nice, and i know you’d let me do the same thing with the things i like. you’re not annoying at all love.”

they look at you for a moment, before letting out a dreamy sigh, and pulling you in to hold you close. a goofy smile on their face

“i’m so lucky, you know that?” they say, giving a small kiss on your forehead.

“yeahh.. well i’m luckier.” you reply. giggling a bit, as you play with sloanes hair. “nuh uh!! i’m luckier! no comebacks!” they retort playfully. they’d be willing to go back and forth with you about this all day.

[fishpea]

please read @insert-jax-iconic-quote fic rfn

[tomatoart]

No one calls them that..Only spider-scam..SAD!