Individualist
April 27th 2010, 03:07 PM
Should sorcery and imprecatory prayer be legal? Here's (http://tektonics.org/caf/caf00.html) J. P. Holding:
IF indeed there had been real witches -- casting spells on people, destroying crops, or otherwise threatening others -- then the only difference between themselves and someone who sticks a knife in your gut is the means by which they kill you.
I don't think Mr. Holding is advocating laws against sorcery here, but he says that sorcey, if it works, is equivalent to physically carrying out the action. So, I have some questions:
1. Does this mean that imprecatory prayer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprecatory_prayer) is also equivalent to physical action? Sorcery is an appeal to spirits; prayer is an appeal to gods. Is praying for someone to die an act of murder?
2. Should sorcery and imprecatory prayer be illegal?
IF indeed there had been real witches -- casting spells on people, destroying crops, or otherwise threatening others -- then the only difference between themselves and someone who sticks a knife in your gut is the means by which they kill you.
I don't think Mr. Holding is advocating laws against sorcery here, but he says that sorcey, if it works, is equivalent to physically carrying out the action. So, I have some questions:
1. Does this mean that imprecatory prayer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprecatory_prayer) is also equivalent to physical action? Sorcery is an appeal to spirits; prayer is an appeal to gods. Is praying for someone to die an act of murder?
2. Should sorcery and imprecatory prayer be illegal?