"Natural"

From: bjm10_at_cornell.edu
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:47:00 -0400 (EDT)


First, I concur that there is no "natural definition" of "natural". When speaking of Chaos, what really matters is a THEOLOGICAL (in the broadest sense) definition of "natural". Taking a page from some Orthodox theologians, perhaps many cultures in Glorantha view "natural" from a similar perspective: Regardless of the current state of affairs, "natural" is the state in which things SHOULD have been, had chaos (sin) never entered the world. What exists today is a result of the vestiges of natural fighting against the weight of chaos (sin) that oppresses the world. It doesn't have to be logically consistent. Theology ultimately derives from revelation, or impression of revelation, when it disagrees with "reason", it is "reason" that is to be discarded.

Of course, this is only if you want a theological or mystical Glorantha.


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