Re: Nature Vs Chaos

From: Morgan Conrad <mpc_at_coastside.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 22:37:42 -0700


>From: simonh_at_msi-uk.com (Simon Hibbs)

>>But, but, all your posts on why chaos was unnatural is because it wasn't
>>part of Glorantha as originally created. Following that logic, all the
>>above is, in some sense, "unnatural".
>
>Not at all, they grew from, or were created from the stuff of Glorantha
>itself. Before axes were invented there were no axes, yet they were created
>from metal and wood which was part of Glorantha and so they are still part
>of it. Storm was born from earth and sky and so is natural.
- -..
>Please, please read the articles on Chaos on the www.glorantha.com website.
>It's perfectly clear about much this.

Have *you* read them lately? Quoting from the sacred texts you cite, the very 2nd sentence of "The Nature of Chaos" reads:

"But the Gods War weakened that order, and admitted chaos into the world, where it still exists."

Chaos is in the world now, brought there by the actions of the Gods, just like rain and storm and a moving sun are now in the world. Any distinction between one as "natural" and one as "unnatural" is completely arbitrary.

Another interesting line is

"The battle against chaos is integral to the mythology of Glorantha; without it, the world as it exists is not understandable."

Plagairizing DuPont (or Dow?), "Without Chaos, Gloratha itself would be impossible".

Morgan Conrad


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