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- From: hiho@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark Peterson)
- Newsgroups: alt.magick
- Subject: Re: Magic and Morals (was: Re: Harish)
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 18:43:35 GMT
- Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- From article <1ht8lsINNbej@shelley.u.washington.edu>, by grimoire@byron.u.washington.edu (John Greer):
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- > The mechanics of magic do not involve moral principles. The application
- > of magic, like any other human action, _necessarily_ involves moral
- > principles.
-
- Finally, here's some clarity, and pretty well said John. Personally,
- I'm still stunned by the occasional outbursts of mundane conscience
- this addresses.
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- But, is there any way to separate the mechanics of magick from its
- application? I can't imagine how you can. --and that being said
- we're left with thelema. Absolute and purely relative.
-
- The problem with these questions is simple: ethics depends for
- justification on reason and reason is, by definition, finally
- incapable (on its own) of achieving an initiated point of view. See
- William Blake. ;-)
-
- So let's just stop with all this "what if I put a hex on somebody" or
- "can I weild power [ha] any way I want to" or .... well, like I said,
- I'm just stunned these questions are even being asked...
-
- I suppose it can be nice to be nice, but only if you really need to
- be.
-
- Hey, isn't this Josh's job?
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- hiho
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- mark ce peterson | uw-washington county | hiho@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
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