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Re: Constructed Religions

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, January 4, 1999, 1:19
Kristian Jensen wrote:
> That's not the impression I get when I read the literatures where > the term "spirits" are used instead (of course, depending on the > exact details).
Well, it depends on which culture is being referred to. In some, such entities are translated as gods, and others translate them as spirits. "God" is a rather ill-defined term, however, since many cultures have gods (or words glossed as gods, that is) that were born mortal. -- "Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia." -- Joseph Wood Krutch http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files/ ICQ #: 18656696 AOL screen-name: NikTailor