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Re: Well...

Posted By: yakaman Date: 10/23/06 8:12 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Well... (scarab)

: So has Durandal suceeded? Has he been created yet? Or is the Flood/Gravemind
: just a precursor?
Back up and take the 20,000 foot view. Gravemind (via the flood) is really not much different than human consciousness sitting on top of a group of neurons. If you think about it, the Flood is really just one large brain.
I believe Reid was making the case that Durandal wanted to recreate himself in a new universe, but he couldn't bank on "compatible" electrical circuits (or whatever he was originally composed of) being created in the new universe - the odds would be too staggering.
So, he "stacked the deck", aligning things immediately before the big bang such that organic molecules might have a tendency to arrange themselves in such a way as to create a large, distributed network of organic intelligence. This intelligence would just so happen to perfectly mirror Durandal himself, with all of the memories and traits that made Durandal Durandal. Further, distributed means wide means safe...Durandal would guarantee his immortality in the universe via redundancy. Perhaps he even tweaked mass-to-energy ratios to create a universe that does not "crunch"; our universe will expand for eternity.
Further, as a tribute (or perhaps because of emotional ties) he created the new universe in the image of the last, casting John-117 as the security officer, and Cortana as Leela (maybe). He infused Marathon symbology into the deepest recesses of the human mind, hence the oddly vague similarities between the two (Mark IV armor, Mark VI armor, Marathon references, etc, etc).
John-117 has always been lucky. We call it destiny, but perhaps the universe was designed such that all probabilities are weighted to protect him.
Does this make more sense?

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Replies:

Reid's theory, HSP yakaman 10/22/06 8:08 p.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Quantum 10/22/06 8:27 p.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Cody Miller 10/22/06 8:28 p.m.

Marathon-class Cruiser. 58 10/22/06 8:34 p.m.

Re: Marathon-class Cruiser. Bry 10/22/06 10:57 p.m.

Re: Marathon-class Cruiser. Narcogen 10/24/06 12:22 a.m.

Re: Marathon-class Cruiser. Bry 10/24/06 6:14 a.m.

He travels through time Grey Wolf 10/22/06 10:15 p.m.

Re: He travels through time Xaos 10/22/06 11:29 p.m.

Sublimation not a last resort. Narcogen 10/24/06 12:26 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Narcogen 10/24/06 12:05 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Bodie 10/22/06 8:50 p.m.

Well... Spartan Jag 10/22/06 8:57 p.m.

Re: Well... Grantix 10/22/06 9:24 p.m.

Re: Well... yakaman 10/23/06 4:00 a.m.

Re: Well... Jilly somewhere else 10/23/06 4:51 a.m.

Re: Well... scarab 10/23/06 10:57 a.m.

Re: Well... yakaman 10/23/06 8:12 p.m.

Re: Well... raptor117 10/23/06 11:06 p.m.

Looking too hard. Narcogen 10/24/06 12:38 a.m.

Re: Looking too hard. yakaman 10/24/06 4:35 a.m.

Re: Looking too hard. Dundradal 10/24/06 7:52 a.m.

Agreed. Time to do some reading. *NM* yakaman 10/24/06 7:40 p.m.

Re: Well... jman571 10/23/06 2:11 p.m.

Re: Well... Jillybean 10/23/06 2:54 p.m.

AMEN. *NM* Quantum 10/23/06 7:10 p.m.

True Believer? Narcogen 10/24/06 12:29 a.m.

Re: True Believer? Dundradal 10/24/06 7:53 a.m.

For those who wanted a simple story... Evil Squid 10/22/06 11:01 p.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Xaos 10/22/06 11:31 p.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Jilly somewhere else 10/23/06 4:51 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP UrsusArctos 10/23/06 10:15 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Dundradal 10/24/06 7:57 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP DangerousHippo 10/23/06 7:39 p.m.

Damn! That's a nice piece of theorizing. *NM* Endbringer 10/23/06 12:20 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Pixellated 10/23/06 4:30 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Jilly somewhere else 10/23/06 4:53 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Pixellated 10/23/06 5:10 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP DangerousHippo 10/23/06 7:44 p.m.

Path = Ate reprobate 10/23/06 6:44 a.m.

Re: Path = Ate Dundradal 10/23/06 9:14 a.m.

Re: Path = Ate Pixellated 10/23/06 12:04 p.m.

Re: Path = Ate Dundradal 10/23/06 3:54 p.m.

Re: Path = Ate Xaos 10/23/06 7:06 p.m.

Mmm..... Path. Narcogen 10/24/06 12:43 a.m.

Re: Mmm..... Path. yakaman 10/24/06 4:40 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Dundradal 10/23/06 3:59 p.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP sdwoodchuck 10/23/06 8:10 p.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Narcogen 10/24/06 12:02 a.m.

Re: Reid's theory, HSP Dundradal 10/24/06 8:01 a.m.

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Reid's theory, HSP	yakaman	10/22/06 8:08 p.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Quantum	10/22/06 8:27 p.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Cody Miller	10/22/06 8:28 p.m.
Marathon-class Cruiser.	58	10/22/06 8:34 p.m.
Re: Marathon-class Cruiser.	Bry	10/22/06 10:57 p.m.
Re: Marathon-class Cruiser.	Narcogen	10/24/06 12:22 a.m.
Re: Marathon-class Cruiser.	Bry	10/24/06 6:14 a.m.
He travels through time	Grey Wolf	10/22/06 10:15 p.m.
Re: He travels through time	Xaos	10/22/06 11:29 p.m.
Sublimation not a last resort.	Narcogen	10/24/06 12:26 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Narcogen	10/24/06 12:05 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Bodie	10/22/06 8:50 p.m.
Well...	Spartan Jag	10/22/06 8:57 p.m.
Re: Well...	Grantix	10/22/06 9:24 p.m.
Re: Well...	yakaman	10/23/06 4:00 a.m.
Re: Well...	Jilly somewhere else	10/23/06 4:51 a.m.
Re: Well...	scarab	10/23/06 10:57 a.m.
Re: Well...	yakaman	10/23/06 8:12 p.m.
Re: Well...	raptor117	10/23/06 11:06 p.m.
Looking too hard.	Narcogen	10/24/06 12:38 a.m.
Re: Looking too hard.	yakaman	10/24/06 4:35 a.m.
Re: Looking too hard.	Dundradal	10/24/06 7:52 a.m.
Agreed. Time to do some reading. NM	yakaman	10/24/06 7:40 p.m.
Re: Well...	jman571	10/23/06 2:11 p.m.
Re: Well...	Jillybean	10/23/06 2:54 p.m.
AMEN. NM	Quantum	10/23/06 7:10 p.m.
True Believer?	Narcogen	10/24/06 12:29 a.m.
Re: True Believer?	Dundradal	10/24/06 7:53 a.m.
For those who wanted a simple story...	Evil Squid	10/22/06 11:01 p.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Xaos	10/22/06 11:31 p.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Jilly somewhere else	10/23/06 4:51 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	UrsusArctos	10/23/06 10:15 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Dundradal	10/24/06 7:57 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	DangerousHippo	10/23/06 7:39 p.m.
Damn! That's a nice piece of theorizing. NM	Endbringer	10/23/06 12:20 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Pixellated	10/23/06 4:30 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Jilly somewhere else	10/23/06 4:53 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Pixellated	10/23/06 5:10 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	DangerousHippo	10/23/06 7:44 p.m.
Path = Ate	reprobate	10/23/06 6:44 a.m.
Re: Path = Ate	Dundradal	10/23/06 9:14 a.m.
Re: Path = Ate	Pixellated	10/23/06 12:04 p.m.
Re: Path = Ate	Dundradal	10/23/06 3:54 p.m.
Re: Path = Ate	Xaos	10/23/06 7:06 p.m.
Mmm..... Path.	Narcogen	10/24/06 12:43 a.m.
Re: Mmm..... Path.	yakaman	10/24/06 4:40 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Dundradal	10/23/06 3:59 p.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	sdwoodchuck	10/23/06 8:10 p.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Narcogen	10/24/06 12:02 a.m.
Re: Reid's theory, HSP	Dundradal	10/24/06 8:01 a.m.