Torco wrote:Its kind of weird that beings OF PURE MAGIC <or, well, of minerals imbued with pure magic that makes them sentient> are temperamentally mundane... i like the aesthetic tension there.
I will tell you a secret. That never actually occurred to me. I think I just see the concept of spirituality differently from all of you, because when I think of it, I think of gods, demons, angels, and other such supernatural beings. I don't think of magic as spiritual, unless it's directly connected to such beings, like a divine spellcaster in D&D. I also don't think of art as spiritual, either. Mental, sure. But then, the mental is a subset of the material.clawgrip wrote: Some interesting thoughts here. So they're essentially apatheistic? I also like the seeming contradiction that they are highly magical creatures who don't really care so much about it...because they were designed to find it normal.
Also, your mention of apatheism is interesting, because I myself an am apatheist on most days. The way I was thinking it, they're not even that. The idea of supernatural things just completely doesn't occur to them. They are completely incapable of understanding a supernatural viewpoint. They will find some other way to explain it, like "Legend is history gone awry". I hope this explains it better. Kinda rushed right now because I have to go to school. If you're still confused, maybe I can try again on the weekend when I have more time.