Shattered Planes Archives (Seasons 4 & 5)
The Board => Archive => Void => Topic started by: Queen Bright on October 27, 2011, 05:23:24 PM
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Just something I found funny after learning it in my Philosophy 103 Class (Introduction to Logic)
As you all know I named the natural anti-magic (the non-technological one) Nihil because it is created from taking the 'nothingness' of space (quantum foam) and adapting to it within the soul instead of magic which is our natural anti-magic. It was named Nihil because Nihil means 'nothing.'
Well ironically as learned in class,
Skepticism (Belief that "We can't know.") and Fedeism (Belief that "We can't know, but I believe without proof./Faith") all lead to Nihilism. (Silence/Nothing) Because if the basic things are not clear to Reason and cannot be known, then there can be no distinctions, if there are no distinctions then there is no meaning, and no meaning is Nihilism. So Nihilism = No Meaning/Rejection of life.
Well in SP, Magic is Existence and has been called life. Anti-Magic being its opposite is its enemy, etc. So Anti-Magic Rejects Magic and therefore rejects "Life," and Meaning.
So without even knowing why at the time. The name Nihil chosen for Anit-Magic fits more perfect than ever o.o
....Hmmm what else can we over-complicate on SP through Philosophy and Presuppositionalism? ;D
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Idk, but you're doing a damn good job of it right now.