At first sight, the word "conversion," to "turn with," seems like an easy idea to understand. We call making an extra point after a touchdown in football a "conversion." We "convert" dollars into euros. We "convert" a garage into an office, or DC electrical current to AC current. We "convert" from Christianity to Buddhism, or from idealism to realism. The idea of change from one thing to another seems simple enough at first sight.
Yet, the word has its explosive side. In one sense, conversion means that we receive the equivalent in the transaction; in another sense, we find something better or worse. We can talk of angels becoming devils because they have free will, but we cannot talk of devils becoming angels because they already have made their choice. The only alternative is to call devils "angels," as if there were no difference.
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