From: Scott Haney, AFDS770 Functional Test X2069 (SYS_RSH%PV0A@hobbes.cca.rockwell.com)
Date: Wed 27 Apr 1994 - 09:00:00 EEST
>> by our myths, humans weren't present at the creation of the world
Yes and no. I was speaking of the Compromise, or the creation of the world "as we know it." (Or at least play it.) I never meant to imply that people were present from day one. Sorry if it came out that way.
>The whole origin of "mono-myths" is earthly. Now, they may not be
>as neat as the Gloranthan one, especially in the Bad Old
>God-Learning RQ2 days, but still...
mmmmm...okay, I can go with that.
>Then what is? What should we compare them to, Venusian religions?
Sounds good to me! :) Actually, I never said we couldn't *compare* them, only that the comparison doesn't always produce a good match. To say "X cannot/should not happen in Glorantha because X doesn't happen on Earth" is silly and makes for a boring Glorantha. Comparisons are great, but sometimes the differences are more important than the 'samenesses.'
>> Hindu myths don't include the Christian god
>That would be somewhat anachronistic.
Yes, although some Hindu friends of mine (my "peria-parents") have stated that one could make a case of the Christian god being an incarnation of a Hindu god.... :)
Scott
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