Faith Kindred

Future? Sure. Past? Probably not. History is important. There might be a way though, I just think it is perilous in general.

Wow— that’s quite a word, Tatiana!

I thought of two other good ones, and I think Ezra Wilkinson would agree with me on this one. Existential.
And Crisis.

Ha! Right. Don’t get me started on the illogicality of the Big Bang theory. I could go on for hours and hours and hours.

Yes, as I worked through this argument on my own several months ago, I realized that really the only logical way to set up a system of powers is the way it happened in our world. Imagine that. One supreme power that created…[Read more]

No one said Dualism was logical…and it’s not as if something being illogical ever stopped people in believing in something. 😉 In normal, real life terms, it’s the belief in two gods or principles, one good, one evil. Both are eternal and in conflict. Drawing from that for fantasy ‘magic’ I’d say it would probably be portrayed as two…[Read more]

Hm, that sounds like an interesting one. I don’t know that I’ve encountered that one before. I do definitely think I’d disagree with such a system, from what little you told me about it. It’s not Biblical. It’s not even logically sound.

How can there be two opposing forces within one world, both of equal power? Did the creator of the world…[Read more]

That makes sense with your definition of the Force.

Oh, so the Inheritance Cycle are the Aragon books…I did read the first one. I guess point 4 might better fit that type of magic.

And then there’s also magic (again, one I’m a bit leery of and which is basically dualism…I only know these names because I’m going though a theology course…[Read more]

Right— there are things about the Force that I don’t think fit with a Christian worldview. That being said, I disagree (and I love Star Wars, by the way) that because the Force is just a force that anyone can use, that makes it bad.
My objections to the Force lie in that it is not a non-intelligent entity that’s just there for anyone to use. It…[Read more]

No, I’e not read the Inheritance Cycle…what are they about? But yes, I’ve seen Star Wars. The Force would be a good example of what I’m thinking for point 4. A ‘power’ that isn’t really an intelligent living force, but which is just there.

Pictureskew. And groteskew.

I mean picturesque and grotesque. 😛 😉

I agree with all of your points, more or less. The only one I might have a problem with is your fourth point. What is your definition of ‘Force’? Is it of some deistic, nonliving but intelligent entity that anyone (good or bad) can access and use? Like in Star Wars, if you’ve seen that?

And have you read the Inheritance Cycle? I ask because…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy Hmm, so you wanted my thoughts on ‘magic’? I don’t have much time right now, but here are the different categories I have for ‘power’ things…a very unoriginal term, I know. But by this I mean things we normal humans can’t do. And it is all to be thought of in a fantasy setting.

!. Special powers in a fantasy race; such as…[Read more]

Acid. Caustic. Sarcasm.

I’ll hold you to that.

humph

I’ll get back to you when I get back. Going to some conference thing. Dystopian? Hmmmm…

Wow, good ideas, Daeus! That last one… that would be the most negative of negative character arches… I don’t know if I could take that…
But good ideas just the same. 🙂

Now, I have another question. I’m sure you’re thrilled to hear it.

What about vengeance in a dystopian setting, where there is no law, and no justice? Who is to administer…[Read more]

Ha. Haha. Hahaha. HAHA! HAHAHAHAHA!!! Yyyyyep… something like that…