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- Path: sparky!uunet!shearson.com!fhlmc!scarrobi
- From: scarrobi@shearson.com (Steve Carrobis)
- Subject: Re: Pentagrams
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.145449.7159@shearson.com>
- Sender: news@shearson.com (News)
- Reply-To: scarrobi@shearson.com
- Organization: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
- References: <1992Dec23.212204.10205@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 14:54:49 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- In article 10205@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com, billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
- > scarrobi@shearson.com (Steve Carrobis) writes:
- >
- > : unfortunately i have to stick to my guns. its like White/Black Magic.
- > : they exist. and u could use either to get an opposing result.
- >
- > Now, if there is such a thing as Black Magic, for example, then how could
- > you use it to do good. It would be impossible. Magic is magic, it has
- > no inherent polarity. That is not to say that the intentions of the person,
- > or persons, performing the act may not be "good" or "bad".
- >
- > As I posted before - It is generally "them" who are practitioners of "black
- > magic" - "We" practice only "white magic". This is just another example of a
- > useless and unnecessary dichotomy.
- >
- > : but to say evil is christian is bull. Evil has to do with actions, that are
- > : not in accordance with customs of a tribe or peoples.
- >
- > Exactly. I have never said that evil is Christian. I stated that I believed
- > the concept of absolute evil was Christian. I have been reminded by e-mail
- > that the concept was borrowed by Christians from the Persians.
- >
- > Unfortunately, humanity seems to have this overwhelming urge to divide
- > the world into us/them, good/bad, nice/evil, lawful/unlawful, black/white,
- > male/female, sweet/sour etc. We seem to be unable to admit that all such
- > terms are relative - not absolute.
- >
- > Bill
-
-
- my point exactly. glad we agree on a few things.
- how to do good by using "bad" MAGIC.
- use the BAD magic to nail a fellow practioner who is your nemesis but who has`
- also been plagueing a town with his mischief. get it ?
-
- ---
- Steve C.
-
- ==> A wise man once told me - There ARE NO Wise Men !
- - Just fools who think they are.
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- I understand you need someone to do work.
- I don't do work, but, I know this guy who does.
- -Vladimir Taltos
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