From: Carl Fink (carlf@panix.com)
Date: Sun 27 Feb 1994 - 22:53:09 EET
jacobus@sonata.cc.purdue writes in part:
J>Now, as to the whole "rune affinity" thing--it plain stinks to me. Why?
>The proponent's ideas are valid if and only if the "Runes" of Dragon Pass
>are 100% universal and valid everywhere. This is, of coures, not true.
>The Godlearners have been crushed, and One True Worldism is a discredited
>doctrine.
According to Sandy Petersen, although the Runes *themselves* may vary,
all cultures do seem to recognize the concepts and powers that they
represent. That is, the Kralori might have a different Rune for
Harmony, but they do recognize a Harmony power.
There are local exceptions to this, i.e. the Dara Happans refused to
recognize Air as an Element.
Belief in the precognitive powers of an Asian pastry is really no wackier
than belief in ESP, subluxation, or astrology, but you just don't hear
anyone preaching Scientific Cookie-ism. --Penn and Teller
Carl Fink carlf@panix.com CARL.FINK (GEnie)
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