From: Nick Effingham (wal@eff.u-net.com)
Date: Wed 13 Nov 1996 - 00:52:51 EET
While this might be all too philosophical for me to compete in, I'll try and
explain what I think about the gods.
"I think, therefore I am" as the old adage goes -- I, Nick E., am consious
(much to the distaste of certain people on the digest, I'm sure :) ). I am,
however, heavily influenced by those around me. Do I talk or act the same
around my girlfriend than I do my parents, or my pub mates, or my closest
friends who know my deepest secrets? No, obviously not, I don't swear and
talk about football in front of my family over Christmas dinner, but I don't
talk about my poor old aunt while at the pub.
I even think differently depending upon who I'm with. Certain people bring
out certain aspects within me. I am not truly an individual, whenever I come
in contact with someone else my own personality is diluted so that I fit
into the atmosphere around me. I have no true choice in that. Do I lack Free
Will?
I'd hope the answer is no. I'd hope that people believe that no matter how
constrained I am by society around me, I can make my own choices.
So, when worshippers contact Tolat, are they merely bringing out certain
elements in an unamed god? What I'm trying to say is that while the priests
DO impose their visions upon the god, the god in turn imposes his visions
and ideals upon his priests, and somewhere in between a cult is formed. And
this cult evolves by an ever changing set of ideology enforced on both
priesthood and god.
All IMHO,
Nick E.
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Nick the Shaman of Thed
E-Mail:wal@eff.u-net.com
http://www.personal.u-net.com/~eff
I thought Britain was Dorastor without broo,
but then Sandy made it all clear to me.
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