March 23, 2006

Lost In Translation
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... no, not Scarlett Johansen...
There are certain words that can have several meanings. One work might mean "Kill" or "Murder". Both would be valid, but either would have a great impact on "Thou Shalt not..."

"Thou Shalt not kill" no one, no organisation, has the right to take a persons life in any circumstance.
"Thou Shalt not do murder" bans anyone, any organisation from taking life for a selfish/murderous reason. Execution and legitimate war would be allowed, as these could be argued not to be murder.

Just one word and we say war is ok.

How many more words, phrases are mistranslated, or indeed can be viewed in various ways, each as legitimate as the other.

Last Supper/The Eucharist - The breaking of Bread and the sharing of Wine.
1. Do they become Christ, totally, no part of the original Bread and wine left? (just our human eyes cannot see it). The literal word of Christ...?
2. Do they remain bread and wine but contain the spirit of Christ. In a way mirroring the Spirit of God in the human body of Jesus...? Again the literal word of Christ but viewed slightly differently.
3. Should it be seen as purely symbolic. Still bread and wine, nothing special about them? Christ speaking symbolically perhaps?

Three ways of viewing the same action, the same event, the same miracle.


What of Satan!? we are all Boo's and Hisses, but the Angel that is Satan is just doing his job. Satan mean accuser. More like a Prosecutor in a court of law.
Satan is on the same side as God, he's just not liked by us poor humans because we're the ones he points at and says what we did wrong to God.
The Devil on the other hand is a separate kettle of fish altogether. A fallen Archangel, chances are higher than Michael.

Tradition, habit, whatever, has merged the two together, when I really feel they are two separate beings.


Anywho, better head again. Ash Nazg :) ....