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Paiprince
Joined: 21 Dec 2013
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 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 12:36 pm
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Out of all the Asian countries, Japan is the least superstitious. They don't offer children up or self immolate themselves to appease the gods nowadays.
Japan's approach to myths is a combination of playful fun and historical respect as opposed to skepticism and downright hostility half the world over. Culture would be really dull and boring if it didn't have its share of tall tales to tell.
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Double Mangekyo
Joined: 17 Aug 2011
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 1:32 pm
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One of the Japanese Studies professors from my old university had this to say:
"Japanese people are the least religious, yet the most faithful."
Not sure if the meaning gets across as well in English. I think it was something about Shinto being a way of life and not a religion?
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