Re: Universe names, was Re: Kalieda climate

Padraic, do you mean astronomers or astrologers, or is this a "coniversion?"
It's just that the former (of which I'm one) don't like being confused with
the latter ;-))
-'coz if they're studying the physical universe they're definitely
astronomers!
Mike
> An interesting problem. I'm sure most of us must have encountered
> it. In my own coniverse (agreed, nice word; I move we add it to
> our lexicon), astrology isn't so advanced *there* that there is a
> native concept equivalent of "universe". [Personally, I refer to
> it simply as "the World", because that's what an older cousin
> called it.] Astrologers call it "qellorum pantallon", or bowl of
> the heavens. Philosophers usually call it "estades", or that
> which is; and "allares", or everything. Mind you, the two
> concepts are different: the astrologers are studying a physical
> place with Sun, stars, planets, etc.; while the philosophers are
> looking as much at a spiritual place.

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