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[Harrison Owen]

>At 02:52 PM 6/19/2003 +0100, Artur wrote:
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>>There are indeed two very different types of heresies.
>>
>>One accepts the "spirit" (no capital) and the "ethics" of the movement, but
>>criticizes some parts of the "letter" (or the "wording"). This type of
>>heresy is normally contained inside the movement (indeed in the exterior
>>part of it, not very close to the center), but doesn't try to fight against
>>the orthodoxy or the leadership, namely to create a new orthodoxy with a
>>new "obedience". It discusses the "principles" or methods but accepts the
>>"foundations" of the movement or community.
>>
>>A very different one can be called "factionist", as it criticizes the
>>"foundations", in order to create a "different movement", based partially
>>on the converts of the first one. Even if this one also discusses the
>>principles or methods, in fact what is the central concern is "power" and
>>the creation of a new orthodoxy, normally more "strict" (or closed) then
>>the first orthodoxy and normally giving more privileges to the first (re)
>>converteds.
>>
>>In every case that one wants to analyze heresies one has to question what
>>are the underlying values, ethical principles and potential consequences of
>>the heresy in relation with the movement.
>
>
>You do the analysis Artur -- but I say Let's have lots of both.
>ho


On Second thought --  I am really for POWER POWER POWER. So let's forget
about the first one.

ho

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