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Taoism/The Way connection (this is not crap)
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:48 pmby Tekkage
Read part one; you'll be blown away. (yes, this does have to do with "the way" series.)
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/ttcmerel.htm
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:22 pmby Porter
This document attempts to draw the texts of several popular English translations of Lao Tse into a consistent and accessible context.
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:53 pmby Grand Admiral Thrawn
WHOA! I'm only at the first part and I already see the connection!
Now there's a passage that may have to do with Rhue's struggle.
So far, there seems to be a lot of Paradan ideas.
Maybe Lun studies Taoism?
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:49 amby DSOK
I don't think there's anything here besides a name. It's relatively common knowledge that the Taoism talks a lot about a characterization of life and the world that is usually translated as "The Way." I had always assumed that this was the basis for Lun's choice of name. However, that's really where the similarlity ends. There are no specifics of The Way in the Lao Tsu's writing, so essentially any more detailed vision would be consistent with this aspect of the Tao Te Ching.
Uhh...
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Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:44 pmby Cocoa
As the creator of "The Way" I can tell you that the only "Way" that "The Way" shares any characteristics of is Christianity. Some of you semi-literates might know that an early moniker for Christianity was "The Way." Taoism is eastern crap. Always will be.
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Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:50 pmby Grand Admiral Thrawn
How'd I know Cocoa was going to show up?
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Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:28 pmby fwacho
I will also note that Taoism is the basis for magic in most RPG's I've played... Fire, earth, Wind, water, thunder, mountain, and i can't remember the last two but I studied it in college. The final fantasy series borrowed heavily from it.
Re: Uhh...
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Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:02 amby nightshadow
Cocoa wrote:As the creator of "The Way" I can tell you that the only "Way" that "The Way" shares any characteristics of is Christianity. Some of you semi-literates might know that an early moniker for Christianity was "The Way." Taoism is eastern crap. Always will be.
If that's true, expect Tetzel or Eyashu to pop out and say something along the lines of "I am The Way, the truth and the life"