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#1 zombiegleemax Feb 15, 2006 20:18:15	So are they opposites or what? The High God sounds too much like The One Being in Mortal Kombat and Brahman in Hinduism. He exists, but does not directly influence in life like the other gods and goddesses.
#2 Dragonhelm Feb 15, 2006 21:29:03	The High God and Chaos are, in a sense, opposites. The High God is the power of creation and order, while Chaos is the embodiment of formless existence.
#3 zombiegleemax Feb 17, 2006 3:22:34	Actually, Chaos is, in a sense, the child of the High God since the High God is the one who created chaos and originally made him Ionthas the Creator of the Universe. Chaos is still Ionthas just a greedy twisted version who disobeyed the High God.
#4 talinthas Feb 17, 2006 3:49:26	nah. we've moved past that Miltonian view point. It's more like the hindu Shiva/Shakti duology. HG is the essence of pure Order, and Chaos is the energy and substance of creation. they're more synergistic than superior/inferior.
#5 Matthew_L._Martin Feb 17, 2006 22:52:50	It's not Miltonian. I read Milton once, five years before starting on what became the Appendix, and retained little. It's based on Tolkien and traditional Christian theology. Matthew L. Martin, Superseded and Rejected
#6 talinthas Feb 18, 2006 7:17:29	it totally is, though! man, i suffered through my milton class, but that darn poem will never leave me now =) And MLM, you know that i have nothing but the highest respect for you, as a friend and as a DL fan, so don't take my disagreement with your theology personally =)
#7 cam_banks Feb 18, 2006 7:58:15	it totally is, though! man, i suffered through my milton class, but that darn poem will never leave me now =) I never read Milton more than once, either. Although I did stay at a Holiday Express last night. Cheers, Cam
#8 darthsylver Feb 18, 2006 8:32:32	The only thing of Milton I ever read was the chapter where the devil seduces Eve. Hehehehehehe. Hey that's what the teacher assigned.