Do you actually believe Odin exists ? Serious question.
Heathens don't concern ourselves with such a question the same way the Jews do.
Whether the Gods litterally exist or not is irrelevant. We believe in our people. We belive the Heroic-Epic that roots ourselves as a people are what is important. The gods are flags we salute to pledge alliegence to our people.
Maybe the Gods exist. Maybe they don't. But our people DO exist and that is all that matters.
Heil Odin!
I believe God actually exists, not as the jews believe, but rather as the Greeks; once pagan, their primary concern was Wisdom, and the Logos. Before the Incarnation of Christ, they discerned spiritual reality, and remembered an actual time in history their ancestors battled giants. Their worldview was not merely myths and legends; they were seriously concerned about knowing the Truth. Consequently, after Truth became a man, they were quick to recognize Him as the once-Unknown God, to whom temples had been built according to the understanding of Epimenides.
Maybe I didn't explain myself well. The White-Gods are not Jealous-Gods. A Heathen is free to litterally believe or figuratively belive because the Gods made us free men.
So, you may find a Heathen who will say "Yes, Odin is real" and you may find a Heathen who says, "No, Odin is an allegory". But you won't find a great deal of infighting amongst us, because we have no Commandments from the Gods.
What you will find is that all Heathens agree that our people are important and that is what we focus on. The people are more important than the Gods and the Gods are fine with this because they are not jealous.
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