Mostali worship??

From: Mittmann, Mike <Mike_Mittmann_at_affymetrix.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 08:31:46 -0700


TTrotsky replying to Richard Develyn said:   

>Richard Develyn:
><<The dwarven POV obviously works well for them (as a means of
explaining the
>world), but I reckon a theist dropped into the middle of it would see
what to
>all intents and purposes _was_ worship (by another name) and his POV
would
>work too.>>

> Actually, I don't think he would. When I say outsiders tend to
believe
>there is a god called Mostal, I'm not referring to those with a
detailed
>knowledge of Mostali society. Unless you stretch the definition of
'worship'
>so far that it encompasses just about any activity defined by a
philosophy (in
>which case your theory becomes somewhat meaningless), the Mostali do
not
>worship anyone. They believe in things, but that's not the same as
worshipping
>them.

I believe that the digest generally agreed a few months back that rape was worship of Thed.
I think by that definition we'll have to agree that what the dwarves do is worship of Mostal.
If we don't agree to that definition, then we'll have to figure out how non-chaotic people

( the Sun-domers of Black Rock) managed to spontaneously create chaos.  
( I won't accept the explanation that the scenario is wrong, as it is
(IMO) the best 

Gloranthan scenario written)

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