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Re: my proposals for a philosophical language

From:Muke Tever <mktvr@...>
Date:Thursday, January 23, 2003, 23:52
From: "Bryan Maloney <slimehoo@...>" <slimehoo@...>
> --- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Muke Tever <mktvr@C...> wrote: > > and "Magic" would probably be better as "ynanine" = "noun religious > > secret science". > > I've met atheists who also claim to practice "Ritual Magic".
True, but given that there isn't a good root for "supernatural" and that "religious" does not necessarily include "god", this is not technically a problem.
> > "ynabepy" = "noun religious atmospheric person"? > > If, by "atmospheric" you mean "of the air", the you have just given a > term that could apply to one Hebrew idea of demons: "spirits of the > middle air".
Heh. This is the problem with a universal language trying to combine terms from all religions :x) In Christianity (at least the Christianity I'm familiar with) the difference between an angel and a demon is whose side they're on. *Muke! -- http://www.frath.net/