[Glorantha] Re: [HeroQuest-RPG] Theyalan Missionaries

[Malk Williams]

>>...the difference between soul and brain. If you don't understand 
>> that, then there is no point in me explaining further.
> ... Simple analogy: "brain" = whole PC. "Soul" =
> important bit of software running on that PC. "Brain damage" = "my PC
> doesn't work". "Soul damage"  = "Microsoft Word has been corrupted".

Jane, is that *really* an illustration of how you see the relationship
between the brain and the soul?  I'd have tremendous difficulty with it
even were you describing a "mind" instead of a "soul", and that would
certainly fit the analogy more closely.

In Glorantha, and possibly even some RW religions, I'm not even sure
that a brain is a prerequisite for having a soul. (not 100% sure about
the second assertion - does anyone know if - say - Hinduism allows for
reincarnation as a plant, amoeba or anything else without a recognisable
brain? [irrelevant aside: I was once told that I would be reincarnated
as a tapeworm, much to my friend Dave's amusement.  The same person had
told him that he would be coming back as a wolverine.  He reckoned
himself to be beating me by some distance on that score]).

Malk.