It was meant as a suggestion to Whitneyland that many religious traditions, including ancient paganism, contain ideas in common with some recent religious thoug

It was meant as a suggestion to Whitneyland that many religious traditions, including ancient paganism, contain ideas in common with some recent religious thought. They aren't necessarily as fundamentally opposed as they might appear at first glance. Also, while they clearly pre-date modern ideas of science, the thoughts of a person like Aristotle are worthy of consideration.