Emily Lake
Might be a replicant
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2014
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- Location
- It's a desert out there
- Gender
- Agenderist
- Basic Beliefs
- Atheist
Oh come now, you're leaving a whole lot of other types of fantasy out of the mix. You know, like dragons and giants and space wizards and fairy godmothers...Yes, but there are different kinds of fantasy.Why draw a line in the first place? They're both fantasy.It is also hard to draw the line between magic and religion, a further complication.
As an obvious case of difficulty in drawing that line, prayer is a form of magic called Theurgy - making a deity / spirit / demon do one's will, whether by force or by persuasion.
The other main kind is Thaumaturgy - miracle-working.