Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site lzwi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!lzwi!nrh From: nrh@lzwi.UUCP (N.R.HASLOCK) Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: Re: FRP games--a work of the devil...:-(: Message-ID: <337@lzwi.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 21:48:42 EDT Article-I.D.: lzwi.337 Posted: Thu Oct 3 21:48:42 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Oct-85 04:41:14 EDT References: <103@drutx.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft Lines: 61 Summary: Satanism?? This discussion is raising some interesting points. My interpretation of Satanism is that it is flawed Christianity. The logic of the argument being. God created everything - even Satan. Satan turned out to be a rebel however he(?she?it?) kept all of the powers and abilities given by god. Worshiping Satan is thus worship of a creation of god and by definition futile as Satan does not have all of the powers and ability of God. Why Satan would wish to be worshiped is incomprehensible to me, however if he rewards his worshipers the there is an obvious advantage in doing so. Worshiping God should be more constructive as God has a greater ability to reward his worshipers. The question therefore hangs on who atually hands out rewards. Finally, my impression of the bible is that demons are mentioned only in the old testament and so should not figure in the teachings of Christianity. The old testament view of demons seems to me to be chaotic neutral while Jehova appeared to be more lawful evil. I do not remember any benevolent powers although I admit to not reading it cover to cover. I gave up Christianity because of this fundamental lack of freedom to develop the mind and spirit and the apparant lack of rewards for following the narrow path that has grown narrower with every passing year and reinterpretation by the hierarchy. As for the comments of the spells. The grimoires are full of spells of flight, transformation, illusion, healing, cursing. The spells that are missing are the dramatic ones like megadamage fireballs. Happy Gaming. Leave this religious propaganda to the paranoid. If they make too much trouble, surely you adapt and use some of the traps you have run into against such rabble, rabbles being non alert, non observant, non intelligent and noisy. -- -- {ihnp4|vax135|allegra}!lznv!nrh Nigel The Mad Englishman or The Madly Maundering Mumbler in the Wildernesses Everything you have read here is a figment of your imagination. Noone else in the universe currently subscribes to these opinions. "Its the rope, you know. You can't get it, you know."