well good gravey gertie, i guess i best stop lurking and post allready,,Sorry to see that many feel that those calling themselves Goreans are sooo judgmental , its sad to see people be discriminated against. Honestly after reading many of the things people say about us (yes i would catagorized myself as a gorean, though i am also a wife, a student, a follower of bahai, etc etc ) i am not surprised that they feel the way they do,,
first of all, not everyone that calls themselves "Gorean" believes or follows a set of sci fi fantasy books like its a bible nessesarally, many infact like reading the books etc and a few of us even enjoy bdsm style sex on occassion, though that is a completely seperate issue for many of "us", but the underlining philosophy that Dr. Lange is expressing through the medium of his book series is the real "meat" of what motivates the Goreans my owner and I and a small group of other people consensus of truth to be. things like :

truth, love and honor being paramount in our "Gorean" practice: there is great bueaty in many of the books, and as far as philosophical truths no more inate than any other written word,, for are not all works containing "words" the works of mankind

The good Dr. didnt just make these concepts that some of us called "goreans" find admirable up out of thin air conserning the way or beliefs a typical "gorean" should or shouldnt expouse. Much of what he put in the books is infact based in painstakingly well researched detail from actually human history and or philosophical and theological customs and practices. The books are a medium used to explore Normans ideas conserning our own world and how its changing,, its actually very close to the trancendentalists and utilitarian philosophical models.

I wouldnt begin to even say that someone elses beliefs in a deity or thier sexual practices or philosophical guildlines are wrong up to and including thier dom, sub switch status and or sexual orientation(within reason i am human of course and dont nessesarally agree with pedafiles etc etc) and its certianly not what being a "Gorean" is all about to sit in judgment of others.

Question:"what is as clear as a diamond yet as elussive as the wind?"

answer: honor

this is a question prompted from the Gorean warriors code in the books, sound familar? it should its a twist on several martial codes induced by everyone from the spartans to the samurai

i guess my best advice conserning Goreans would be dont judge us like a book by its cover