Re: divination to check potential cult members

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From: Colin Watson (watson@computing-science.aberdeen.ac.uk)
Date: Mon 20 Jun 1994 - 22:20:02 EEST


Robert wonders:
>What about the use of divination to check potential cult members? Chalana
>Arroy uses (used? - RQII) to check whether you were really a pacifist and
>would renounce violence. Given that the candidate must open themselves to
>the God for this to work, I think that the God *can* know the innermost
>workings of someone.

Ok, to tell the truth, I just don't like cast-iron divinations of any sort. Where's the mystery?
I'd say the info from the divination is just based on what the god usually knows (mostly from worshippers prayers). If the Divination gives you a "good reference" then you get accepted. A bad reference, or too-little info would result in rejection.

Of course, the cult will *say* that all their divinations are 100% accurate. But then, we know what "all" means to an Orlanthi.

All very much IMHO.
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CW.

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