RE: [Quranic Reflection]: Magic
January 1, 2020 at 1:02 pm
(This post was last modified: January 1, 2020 at 1:09 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I'm sorry, did you just say that the magic snake staffs converted to islam? That's even more magical than the initial setup.
None of that happened, btw. I don't know if that's a problem for your religion or not - from where I sit I can't imagine why it would be, but it's important to be able to distinguish fact from fiction even so. It would give you a better understanding of what magic book was trying to say, at least.
It really was as simple a message as "our god is better than all of your gods combined". Hell, that much is probably true on some level..and you lot really outta take em where you can get em, huh? The axial age didn't just sweep up one band of nutters. With the divine conceived of as the ultimate functionary, why deal with 20 or 30 capricious and unreliable desk clerks when you could, instead, appeal to a single all-powerful agent.
None of that happened, btw. I don't know if that's a problem for your religion or not - from where I sit I can't imagine why it would be, but it's important to be able to distinguish fact from fiction even so. It would give you a better understanding of what magic book was trying to say, at least.
It really was as simple a message as "our god is better than all of your gods combined". Hell, that much is probably true on some level..and you lot really outta take em where you can get em, huh? The axial age didn't just sweep up one band of nutters. With the divine conceived of as the ultimate functionary, why deal with 20 or 30 capricious and unreliable desk clerks when you could, instead, appeal to a single all-powerful agent.
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