Re: Enochian; Christianhood and conlanging
| From: | Andrew Chaney <adchaney@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Monday, February 5, 2001, 15:42 |
|---|
On Sunday, February 4, 2001, at 04:08 PM, JörgRhiemeier wrote:
> "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@...> writes:
>
> > On Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 01:42:27AM +0100, J?rg Rhiemeier wrote:
> > > [snip]
> > > terminology, judging by the word-lists I have seen on the Net. The
> > > language gave rise to an occult tradition of "Enochian magick", and it
> > > is perhaps the reason why some Christian fundamentalists look upon
> > > conlanging with such vile disgust. Personally, I find the Enochian
> >
> > Well, I'm a devout Christian, and I don't see what's wrong with
> > conlanging, except perhaps taking up way too much of my time ;-)
>
I don't know why anyone would view conlanging with disgust. There's no
Biblical precedent. One could even see as God as the ultimate conlanger.
Someone had to teach Adam to speak...
I've always kinda liked what JJRT said about it: Being made in a creating
God's image it's in our very nature to create (or subcreate?).
Andy
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~adc7593/
adchaney@louisiana.edu