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We use terms like demon, basically a personification of evil.
by xupybd 6y ago
We use terms like demon, basically a personification of evil.
- XorNot 6y agoAnd we'll stop in the event of the demonic invasion of Earth, but Doom 2 remains just a video game.
- kgwgk 6y agoThe origin of the term is not so evil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computing)#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computing)#Etymology
- dijit 6y agoBut we don't seem to care about origins of words, Master itself didn't mean slave owner until late in the 17th century.
- rad_gruchalski 6y agoDemon, also spelled daemon, Classical Greek daimon, in Greek religion, a supernatural power. In Homer the term is used almost interchangeably with theos for a god. The distinction there is that theos emphasizes the personality of the god, and demon his activity.
- pixelpoet 6y agoApparently copyright infringement is also tantamount to raping and pillaging on the high seas (piracy).