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According to my <a href="http://www.dictionary.com" target="_blank">dictionary</a>, thauma is the Greek root for wonder, and ergon is work. A thaumaturge is a wonder-worker.
Magik  is the Greek, and magic the Latin form of magic.[ June 21, 2002: Message edited by: Kind Bud ]</p> |
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06-21-2002, 02:19 PM
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06-21-2002, 03:35 PM
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...God-damned marvel of modern-day Science"
...that's from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, for those who missed it. |
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06-21-2002, 04:09 PM
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 .Although I suppose an "apothaumaturge" could be someone who denies the existence of "wonders" that can't be proved by science... -Perchance. [ June 21, 2002: Message edited by: Perchance ]</p> |
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06-22-2002, 01:11 AM
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06-22-2002, 01:37 AM
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Some people call me a space cowboy
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06-22-2002, 07:30 AM
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I am god.
Hey, it's a dirty job but somebody has to do it  .
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06-24-2002, 12:27 AM
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Bah, I see you have Objectivist, Deist, Pantheist, Humanist, Secularist, etc. etc.
Where the hell is Existentialist?! Edit: This is me expressing my anger  [ June 24, 2002: Message edited by: Samhain ]</p> |
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06-24-2002, 12:34 AM
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06-24-2002, 07:40 AM
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