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Shatav
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Date Posted: 02/25/04 4:30:50pm
In reply to:
Witch Hunter
's message, "Harder Questions..." on 02/24/04 1:17:32am
Hey Witch Hunter! Glad to hear from you again!
>Thank you for answering my questions without adopting
>a confrontational stance like so many others when I
>question their believes.
You're welcome. ;) I honestly don't understand why one would get defensive when their beliefs are questioned anyway. If you truly believe them, then words cannot bring harm. And in my case, words often bring me to consider things I hadn't before.
> Because I hold no set firm
>beliefs or principles (I guess im very Machiavellian)
>I enjoy discussing and finding out exactly what makes
>people tick,and why.
A good trait to have, in my eyes! Learn all you can, adopt what is right for you, but make sure you understand where others are coming from, even if you don't agree.
>Does your study of Daemonolgy
>affect your work/lifestyle i.e. do the people around
>you know and understand what you do/are?
Not very many, I'm afraid. But there are two reasons for this. One is the obvious, lack of understanding, fear of difference, anger and animosity towards those who are. But on the same hand, I also do not believe it is necessary to go off spouting and preaching about your beliefs. Live by them instead. Let your life-style, your person define you, not some ambiguous word that may not even have any meaning to you. If someone asks, do I tell them? Yes. I'm not ashamed of my path in life. It has suited me well. But I don't go out of my way to tell people that I am.
>You said that
>you are less interested in what is right and wrong. In
>the circles you work in is there an opposite to you?
>What I mean is although you do like the concept of
>ying-yang or duality does an opposite to your 'order'
>(is this adequate terminology) exist?
Hmmm...a very good question, but I do not believe so. There are many other religions and beliefs out there that would disagree with much of what I believe, but none that I can think of that would be "anti-daemonology" in definition.
>Are you 'good'
>in a sense. Although this question does seem
>inappropriate I think it would be constructive for you
>as a daemonologist to ask yourself.
Duality again. Good, evil. I don't buy the idea, therefore can't answer, really. But on the scale of the world, I do think I am better than many. Does this make me "good"? I guess if I had to force my ideas into that box, then yes. But what truly defines a person as good or bad? That depends on the person asking the question and what they deem good and bad to be.
>What I mean in a very convoluted sense is:
>are you sure that by allowing people to question you,
>and for you to reply, you are helping them? Why not
>let them simply get on with their lives in peace.
>Ignorance is bliss so why pursue in attempting to make
>them open their eyes to a new world?
Because to me, understanding the complexities of the human mind, in any form, religious or otherwise, is one step to understanding yourself. And in understanding yourself and the varieties of others out there you come one step closer to understanding mankind. And understanding man-kind is understand an aspect of deity. "As above, so below."
I do not force others to try and see as I do. I honestly don't want them to. I want them to think for themselves. To understand on a deep level who and what they are and how they fit into their own perspective of the universe.
~Shatav
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