In a message dated 11/18/03 9:20:22 AM Mountain Standard Time, andrewdj54701@yahoo.com writes: > Er, I think we may be like the blind men trying to describe an > elephant; we've each focused on one part of the whole. What you're > talking about isn't all of religion, it's religious doctrine. No it's not. I'm talking about religious practice and organization > As for > myself, I hesitate to call what most "Classic Fantasy"-type religious > adherents do "belief". Most Beings who take on divine roles in Celandra > are activist enough that faith isn't necessary; their worshippers have > tangible evidence of their existence--even non-worshippers of a > particular god still acknowledge the fact that the god exists. Which is why the _PRACTICE_ of religion is so important. The gods are obviously getting _something_ out their churches, but religious practice is our only clue to what it might be. Jefferson http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
