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To: afsnco
So what you are saying is that pharmacists are going to hell? It's a real stretch to say that "sorcerers" (pharmakeus) translates into druggies or even drug dealers. The Greek word incorporates a lot of meaning, including the "snake oil salesmen" to a person that would drug people to give an illusion of a religious experience, even to faking a religious experience minus drug use. It even includes the concept of an overt poisoner.

A snake handling "evangelist" matches this definition more so than a recreation drug user or drug dealer.

31 posted on 02/05/2014 5:52:09 AM PST by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: Durus

The word is from “pharmakon” which means “a drug, that is, a spell-giving potion.” It appears to me that all recreational drugs fall into this category. They produce an altered state of consciousness. These “potions” leave their users “spellbound.” That’s why drinking alcohol to drunkenness is also forbidden.


49 posted on 02/05/2014 8:07:42 AM PST by afsnco
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