Not my tribe

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Still mining Dictionary.com out of sheer bloody-mindedness at this point:

manichean:

n.

A believer in Manichaeism.
adj.
Of or relating to Manichaeism; dualistic.


[From Middle English Maniche, from Late Latin Manichaeus, from Late Greek Manikhaios, from Manikhaios Manes, the founder of the philosophy.]

manichean

Manichaean \Man`i*ch[ae]"an\, Manichean \Man`i*che"an\, Manichee\Man"i*chee\, n. [LL. Manichaeus: cf. F. manich['e]en.] A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil.

The Manich[ae]ans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development. --Tylor.

Like I said, not my tribe. Sorry, but I am so over dualism. Ergo, the correct answer to the Jedi/Sith question posed a few days back is, of course, c: Nun of the Above.

Now, if I'd asked whether I was a sin-eater or a shaman, maybe then we'd have something to discuss. . .

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A sin-eater or a shaman, eh? Have to think about that one.

Augustine should've stuck w/manicheism. He would've done less harm that way.

'course, I could just be a Trickster:

Trickster appears in many of the world's mythologies, including Native-American, African and Chinese tales. His socially unacceptable behavior stands as a lesson to the people. Trickster also appears in literature and literary criticism discussions as well.

For those of you playing the home game, that was a fucking sledgehammer hitting you in the head.

You? Trickster!

I DISBELIEVE THIS! IT IS A LIE!

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