Re: Orlanth is bit poorly

From: Trotsky <TTrotsky_at_...>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:52:46 +0000

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>Jeff writes:
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>"Orlanth Is Dead is test of faith."
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>This is a significant statement. As previously discussed, there is
>no real "faith", in earthly terms, in Glorantha. In Glorantha,
>everybody knows that their God/Gods exist. As Nick cogently
>expressed, faith is Glorantha is not believing that your God exists,
>it's believing that he is right.
>
>IMO, Orlanth is Dead is something *very* unusual in Glorantha. For
>the first timne in generations, Orlanthi *do* doubt that their God
>exists!
>

Or, rather, you begin to doubt he's strong enough to overcome his foes like he always has before. He obviously used to exist - but now maybe he's dead, or imprisoned, or just had the crap beaten out of him. And if that can happen, maybe all the other stuff he told you was false, too...

> I frankly have no idea how a Heortling would respond.
>Shocked amazement, resignation, suicidal depression, berserk anger,
>whatever. But I really don't think you can compare it at all to a
>traditional RW test of faith. A clergyman is trained and prepared to
>have doubts and occasional lapses in faith. He can consult 1000s of
>years of writing on the subject. In light of the recent scandals,
>I'm sure that many priests *are* consulting this material, their
>fellows, and their conscience.
>
>The poor Orlanthi has no preparation at all.
>

Agreed.

-- 
Trotsky
Gamer and Skeptic

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