Re : Would sir care to be eaten by chaos, now?

From: Simon Hibbs <simonh_at_msi-uk.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 11:45:25 +0100


Alex Ferguson :

>Of course, simply because someone no longer exists on heaven, earth or
>hell is not proof per se that they were destroyed by (what would be
>seen in cultural terms as) Chaos. Some different possible takes/
>circumstances:
>
>Theist/naturalist: He was eaten by chaos.

Same thing.

>Mystical:
>
>He was Liberated from the mundane world into a higher state of being;

Arguably the same thing, or it's complete opposite. Or both.

>or:
>
>A misuse of great mystic powers caused his annihilation.

IMHO basicaly annihilation by chaos. One of the risks of mysticism.

>'Materialist':
>
>He simply dispersed, being dead, and not having his soul trapped by
>pagan demons.

Dispersed is ok, inthat the substance from which it was formed still exists, albeit in a different form.

>or:
>
>He went to Solace.

And therefore still exists - in Solace.

Simon Hibbs


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