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Anna Licumo · 07-11-2002, 01:52 PM

On the note of religion, and how the other's beliefs affect each other:

In my (er, one of them) story, there are 4 major religions- two monothesisms,(sp?) one that allows magick, the other not. There's also two polytheisms- one with a varaity of gods and the other more... pagen, I suppose. Anyway, at one part one of the belivers in the monothesism with a belief in magic, tries to spell the others to protect them from a shower of bullets. It works on most of them, since they belive in magic, but the one who does not is not protected.

I.E. The belief makes anything done with an opposing belief not real. (Hmm, that did not make a whole lot of sense to me and I know what I'm talking about. Sorry!) This is my way of trying to walk that fine line of religious differences. Either that, or I have too much time on my hands to think of strange stuff like this. I haven't decided which yet. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

07-11-2002, 01:52 PM	#1
Anna Licumo Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2002 Location: Eryn Lasgalen... okay, KS actually. ::sigh:: Posts: 78	On the note of religion, and how the other's beliefs affect each other: In my (er, one of them) story, there are 4 major religions- two monothesisms,(sp?) one that allows magick, the other not. There's also two polytheisms- one with a varaity of gods and the other more... pagen, I suppose. Anyway, at one part one of the belivers in the monothesism with a belief in magic, tries to spell the others to protect them from a shower of bullets. It works on most of them, since they belive in magic, but the one who does not is not protected. I.E. The belief makes anything done with an opposing belief not real. (Hmm, that did not make a whole lot of sense to me and I know what I'm talking about. Sorry!) This is my way of trying to walk that fine line of religious differences. Either that, or I have too much time on my hands to think of strange stuff like this. I haven't decided which yet. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] __________________ Rock-a-bye Nazgul, on Weathertop, when the Ring calls, the horses will run. And when Sauron calls, the Nazgul will go, and down will come evil, Ringwraiths and all!