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Old 01-18-2002, 11:44 AM   #33
Epona
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Originally posted by fable:


And this is literally correct. Ahriman (for example) may have served for a previous religion, but the concept of Satan is very much a part of medieval Manichean Christianity.



Thanks fable,
Because I was aware of the shortcomings of my knowledge about the origins of Satan, I was *really* careful how I worded it! My post was mostly aimed at telling Durwyn to behave himself, rather than a discussion about the semantics (although that is interesting too!)

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