Scientific Nordic Paganism

    Table of Contents Why Premarital Sex and Homosexuality Are Not Necessarily Unethical Under Ethical Pluralism: An Exploration of Relational Fulfillment, Discernment, and Pluralistic Ethics Introduction: The Pluralistic Lens on Sexual Morality Ethical Pluralism, as a philosophical system rooted in the ontology of irreducible plural essences, offers a transformative approach to sexual ethics that diverges sharply from traditional moral frameworks grounded in religious dogma, cultural norms, or utilitarian calculations. At its core, Ethical Pluralism posits that reality consists of a mosaic of distinct, self-sustaining modes of being—essences such as persistence (the drive for replicative continuity), finitude (programmed termination enabling renewal), transformation (contingent adaptation without purpose), consciousness (reflective awareness), aspiration (strivings toward intrinsic values in ethical, aesthetic, epistemic, and relational domains), transcendence (experiential e...

      Table of Contents Ethical Pluralism and Sexual Morality: A Pluralistic Approach to Relational Fulfillment and Ethical Discernment Introduction: The Foundations of Ethical Pluralism and Its Ethical Framework Ethical Pluralism represents a comprehensive philosophical system that redefines human understanding of reality, existence, and value through the lens of ontological multiplicity. At its core, the philosophy posits that reality is composed of irreducible plural essences—distinct, self-sustaining modes of being that coexist without any common underlying aspect, unifying principle, substrate, or teleological hierarchy. These essences include persistence (the drive for replicative continuity, as seen in genetic inheritance), finitude (programmed termination enabling renewal, such as cellular death in evolution), transformation (contingent adaptation without directed purpose, like random mutations), consciousness (emergent reflective awareness from neural complexity)...

      Table of Contents God-Cognisance and God-Living in Ethical Pluralism: Awareness, Participation, and the Experiential Core of Plural Reality Introduction: The Experiential Heart of Ethical Pluralism Ethical Pluralism, as a philosophical system grounded in the ontology of irreducible plural essences, offers a unique vision of human fulfillment that transcends traditional religious, metaphysical, and ethical frameworks. At its core lies the rejection of any unifying principle, substrate, or teleological hierarchy in reality; instead, existence is a mosaic of independent essences—such as persistence (replicative continuity), finitude (programmed termination), transformation (contingent adaptation), consciousness (reflective awareness), aspiration (strivings toward ethical, aesthetic, epistemic, and relational values), transcendence (elevation beyond temporal and spatial constraints), moral discernment (intrinsic evaluation of actions), and relational fulfillment (discer...