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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
I beg to differ, but free will would be affected. Coins stand for greed, corruption, and other human flaws. And then there is more powerful ones like the one that Nicodemus has. How do you take all those 30 concepts away without altering free will? Why did the angels fall (blackened Denarien) if it wasn't for free will? Unfortunately I am not educated enough in the bible to know what the silver coins there are meant to do. Or how Jim Butcher altered their function in the Dresden Files. He sure is not only using the bible for reference, but other myths and legends as well.
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Oh so if the coins didn't exist, neither would greed/corruption/other human flaws? The real world begs to differ...
The coins contain an embodiment of an archetype, yes... but they aren't the source of all evil. They merely represent an undistilled example.
(I am the wrong person to ask about the Biblical meaning of 30 pieces of silver. I ascribe no supernatural importance to the story of Jesus -- being Jewish, I merely think of him as a false messiah who challenged a group, the Romans, who weren't amused. Nothing to see here.)