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absolute or relative?
Written by: Traithe Morghulis, Spinner of Shadows
Date: Tuesday, May 30th, 2000
Addressed to: Israfel
Israfel,
I seem to remember having the same discussion with you once before.. but never mind.
Unfortunately, Peace, (or with last time "Good") does have more than one meaning. There is the meaning represented by he respective Divinities, denoted as Peace, or Good, or Evil. And there is the mortal meanings, which are all slightly different, because we mortals are not perfect, as you yourself said. These meaning can be denoted as good, peace, and evil.
This whole discussion came about because Eschereheye got angry at someone for putting "seeker of peace" in their title, and then put a bounty on someone head for steling something. I then said the Eschereheye that the person does not follow Lord Oneiros, therefore is under NO obligation to follow His definition of peace, and that he therefore is allowed to put "peace" in his title, for as long as he follows his own definition of "peace" then that is fine. For peace, a mortal definition, is not the same as Peace, the divine definition. For it is indeed flawed, yet we are as mortals allowed to make up our own opinions.
Here is an example. Just say there is God of Honour, and he has a strict code of Honour. (this is all hypothetical). Just say that I had my own, imperfect code of honour, which I nonetheless followed as strictly as anyone in that Gods Order followed their Code. I would be perfectly within my rights to place something to do with "honour" in my title, and no member of that Gods order would be justified in telling me I should change my title. This is my point to Eschereheye, and it is also my point to Israfel about relative/absolute definitions. So long as a mortal does not challenge a Divine definition, then there is no problem. Unlike what it appears Zeromis did, which was challenge and criticise Lord Oneiros' definition.
Whew...
Caled
Penned by my hand on the 5th of Ero, in the year 249 AF.
absolute or relative?
Written by: Traithe Morghulis, Spinner of Shadows
Date: Tuesday, May 30th, 2000
Addressed to: Israfel
Israfel,
I seem to remember having the same discussion with you once before.. but never mind.
Unfortunately, Peace, (or with last time "Good") does have more than one meaning. There is the meaning represented by he respective Divinities, denoted as Peace, or Good, or Evil. And there is the mortal meanings, which are all slightly different, because we mortals are not perfect, as you yourself said. These meaning can be denoted as good, peace, and evil.
This whole discussion came about because Eschereheye got angry at someone for putting "seeker of peace" in their title, and then put a bounty on someone head for steling something. I then said the Eschereheye that the person does not follow Lord Oneiros, therefore is under NO obligation to follow His definition of peace, and that he therefore is allowed to put "peace" in his title, for as long as he follows his own definition of "peace" then that is fine. For peace, a mortal definition, is not the same as Peace, the divine definition. For it is indeed flawed, yet we are as mortals allowed to make up our own opinions.
Here is an example. Just say there is God of Honour, and he has a strict code of Honour. (this is all hypothetical). Just say that I had my own, imperfect code of honour, which I nonetheless followed as strictly as anyone in that Gods Order followed their Code. I would be perfectly within my rights to place something to do with "honour" in my title, and no member of that Gods order would be justified in telling me I should change my title. This is my point to Eschereheye, and it is also my point to Israfel about relative/absolute definitions. So long as a mortal does not challenge a Divine definition, then there is no problem. Unlike what it appears Zeromis did, which was challenge and criticise Lord Oneiros' definition.
Whew...
Caled
Penned by my hand on the 5th of Ero, in the year 249 AF.