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Discordianism
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By: Juana
Aguilar

Discordianism


Founded in the late 1950s by Greg Hill and Kerry Thorley.



These students learned in a mythology class that the Greeks and Romans had a goddess of chaos and confusion, and they thought that was the funniest thing they have ever heard of, so they made a religion out of it

What is discordianism? 

Discordianism is the worship of the
Greek goddess Eris

Who is Eris?


Eris was the goddess of strife and discord and she played a big role on the start of the Trojan
War.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qext7NcyHVo

The Law of Fives
The Law of Fives states simply that: ALL THINGS HAPPEN IN FIVES, OR ARE DIVISIBLE
BY OR ARE MULTIPLES OF FIVE, OR ARE SOMEHOW DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
APPROPRIATE TO 5.
The Law of Fives is never wrong

Rules? the first rule of Discordianism is that there are no rules.

Chaos Magic vs
Discordianism

Discordianism is a religion, Chaos magic is a method of witchcraft or magic. There is an element of humor in Chaos magic and that element is similar between the two, but Chaos magic is not about Discordianism or Eris.

Sources http://altreligion.about.com/od/alternativereligionsaz/a/Discordianism.htm http://principiadiscordia.com/ https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130908024209AAmMNe3 http://www.conservapedia.com/Discordianism

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