"Describe the Carmanians as they look, think and act is all that I'm
saying. Forget about trying to obtain clarity in definitions or
achieve orthodoxy through wikipedia citations. Neither of those
approaches will help people to have fun with Carmanians."
Jeff Kyer wrote:
"Nor was I particularly enamoured of the thought that they engage in
both Light and Dark behavior. I felt that dealing with Dark is to be
shunned or essayed only in the most dire or controlled circumstances."
Okay, let us forget about philosophical terms (including dualism) and related philosophies. Let's even forget that you (or one of your associates) wrote that these two gods were created by another primal god. Let us assume for a moment that I am not a person out to attack Glorantha or the people who write material for it. Let us assume that I am one of those people you talk about that is trying to have fun playing the game, but I am having trouble understanding the material you write.
If you don't think that this could become an issue, you need to realize that people reading your material are going to see that the bad people worship the Deceiving God and the good people worship the God of Truth or the good god. You are going to have both writers and gamers who are going to see the engagement in both Light and Dark forces/behaviors as inconsistent (as evidenced by Jeff Kyers comment).
Seeing that there is a problem, just take the opportunity to explain yourself and clarify things. Your opposites are light and dark, truth and falsehood. Just explain the way these interact in Carmanianism. Don't use the term `dualism' or `dualisitic' or any other philosophical terms for that matter.
After doing this let other people come to their own conclusions about what philosophical niche they fall into. You have explained yourself. What do you care about how other people interpret it? OGWV
Once having done so, make a note of the thread and refer others to it in the future.
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