Faith in Glorantha

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From: Hibbs, Philip <philip.hibbs_at_tnt.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:47:13 -0000

Simon Says:
>Belief isn't the same thing as imagination, or
>supposing something to be so. A believer _knows_
>that their beliefs >are true. They have faith.

Is the modern concept of faith applicable in a Gloranthan sense? Nowadays, it means "There's no evidence, but I believe it anyway", and the atheist (eg. me, I swing between atheist and agnostic these days) would say that faith is an invention to keep people loyal to a non-existent fantasy. In Glorantha, however, this kind of faith is unnecessary.

Philip Hibbs http://www.snark.freeserve.co.uk/ Opinions expressed may not even be my own, let alone those of any organisations, nations, species, or schools of thought to which I may be affiliated.