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Re: Enochian; Christianhood and conlanging

From:Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg.rhiemeier@...>
Date:Tuesday, February 6, 2001, 0:00
Andrew Chaney <adchaney@...> writes:

> 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?).
This is also the way I take the words "created after the image of God". Not believing in any physical shape of God (as a bearded old man, or whatever) I can only state it that we inherited God's *nature*, i.e. creativity. 'Nuff said, back to conlanging! Jörg.