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deCypher said:
The workers of Light will gladly sacrifice themselves for the sake of others whereas the servants of Darkness would gladly sacrifice others for the sake of themselves.

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c0sm0nautt said:
This duality has been the source of many of my dreams. I always get the feeling I need to make a choice between the two.

Ultimately we are all one, so either way you are serving the one infinite creator.

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c0sm0nautt said:
In short, the Grey Magician does exist, and in my opinion more so then the Black or White.

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jivJaN said:
He/she turns to service that is not to others nor to itself , rather serves infinity which represents both.

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jivJaN said:

Do you see the battle within you ?

Can you be Gray ?

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As of late I have been going through some inner turmoil and intense moral debate; I think I am gradually being compelled more and more towards the White than the Black. 

Honestly I believe that if you recognize all the evil in the world and yet continue to ignore it to remain on the Gray path then you are just as evil as (if not more than) the Black Magician.

And I am reminded, on this holy day, of the sad story of Kitty Genovese. As you all may remember, a long time ago, almost thirty years ago, this poor soul cried out for help time and time again, but no person answered her calls. Though many saw, no one so much as called the police. They all just watched as Kitty was being stabbed to death in broad daylight. They watched as her assailant walked away. Now, we must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men.

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As of late I have been going through some inner turmoil and intense moral debate; I think I am gradually being compelled more and more towards the White than the Black. 

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Equilibrium, my friend, it never fails to succeed.

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deCypher said:
Honestly I believe that if you recognize all the evil in the world and yet continue to ignore it to remain on the Gray path then you are just as evil as (if not more than) the Black Magician.

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Envix said:
where does Knowledge lay within this quandary?

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Cyph3r said:
The great schism between the White Magician and the Black Magician is founded on what each sees as most important: the former Love and the latter Power.  The workers of Light will gladly sacrifice themselves for the sake of others whereas the servants of Darkness would gladly sacrifice others for the sake of themselves.  The White Mage's hands are bounded by the code of morality (An Ye Harm None) and thus he is just as predictable as the Black Mage who remains unalterably addicted to self-gratification.  Both seek happiness; the one in annihilation of all desire and eventual killing of the self, the other in satisfaction of all desire and eventual apotheosis.  The Left Hand Path and the Right Hand Path serve to trace two competing arcs of human evolution; the abasement of the individual in favor of the collective One countered by the Luciferian pride inherent in a human questing for the throne of God.  Too much love sacrifices power for complacency; too much power corrupts and slaughters any mercy.  Where shall the twain meet?  Is a middle path still possible; a path that precisely balances these competing forces?  Would not a magician who treats his self and others with exactly equal priority have no incentive to do anything?  It seems as though any action whatsoever performed by an individual would automatically favor either good over evil or freedom over restriction, and flip-flopping to rectify any asymmetry would leave only a powerless, loveless fool.

Can the Gray Magician exist?

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What if ones works for the welfare of the more promising beings?
Is it really a selfish act to leave amortally wounded soldier and try to save the one who is worth saving? Instead of trying to futilely save them all, while killing yourself?

I like how baulders gate had the alignment set up.