“In Life’s name, and for Life’s sake, I say that I will use the Art for
nothing but the service of Life. I will guard growth and ease pain.
I will fight to preserve what grows and lives well in its own way;
and I will change no object or creature unless its growth and life,
or that of the system of which it is part, are threatened.
To these ends, in the practice of my Art, I will put aside fear for courage,
and death for life, when it is right to do so—till Universe’s end.”
-- The Wizard’s Oath (from So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane)
-- The Wizard’s Oath (from So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane)
How does that work? Life grows almost exclusively at the expense of other life.
Sounds like I’d better change that.
Well said :-)
As I recall, Duane had to do some retconning because utter opposition to entropy doesn’t work if you also want life.