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Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?
Posted By: Mid7night <pakrat961@yahoo.com>Date: 1/6/12 4:29 p.m.

In Response To: Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch? (yakaman)


: Every time Chakas talked to his ghost I thought about how it would appear to
: the girl. It would appear as if he just started talking (unbidden) to
: someone who should know what he is talking about. There was always so much
: assumed context to what 343GS was saying. This is why it fits well, for
: me.

: What is the Precursors' motivation? Why create something only to destroy it?
: To learn, of course. But do they hate strife? No, misery is sweetness. Do
: they love unity? Maybe, but why create diversity in the first place? Did
: the Forerunner create a cascade of diversity by somehow diverging for the
: original Flood oneness, or something crazy like that? Was humanity a party
: to it?

: They create and destroy. They deem worthy or unworthy of the mantle. To what
: end?

Until we know fully what the Mantle actually is, that I fear is unanswerable.

Also, I feel the need to clarify; Diversity is not the antithesis of Unity, Division is.

Diversity is the opposite of Uniformity, but Uniformity is not Unity.

In fact, in many ways, unity achieved by a diverse group can be far stronger as a whole than a uniform one. This bears out in even simple structural examples; if you align all your stiffening members in one uniform direction, your structure will be VERY strong in that ONE direction, but very WEAK in all the others. However, if you diversify the direction of the stiffeners and connect them as a unit, your structure will be far stronger overall.

I am also reminded of several times where Chakas remarked at how diverse the human race was in appearances, but were still all recognizable. Maybe a small nod to diversity in humanity winning over the uniformity of Forerunner?

- BSAV -



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Primordium Musings *SP* longMid7night 1/5/12 1:15 p.m.
     Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longGrizzlei 1/5/12 1:25 p.m.
           Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longMid7night 1/5/12 1:36 p.m.
                 Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longGrizzlei 1/5/12 1:42 p.m.
                       Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longGrimBrother One 1/5/12 2:18 p.m.
                             Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longGrizzlei 1/5/12 2:25 p.m.
                                   Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longGrimBrother One 1/5/12 7:45 p.m.
     Still in denial about Chackas, etc.Arithmomaniac 1/5/12 1:37 p.m.
           Re: Still in denial about Chackas, etc.Mid7night 1/5/12 1:43 p.m.
           Re: Still in denial about Chackas, etc.Grizzlei 1/5/12 1:44 p.m.
                 Re: Still in denial about Chackas, etc.Arithmomaniac 1/5/12 1:51 p.m.
                       Re: Still in denial about Chackas, etc.Grizzlei 1/5/12 1:53 p.m.
     Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longPostmortem 1/6/12 2:19 a.m.
           Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longQuirel 1/8/12 1:11 p.m.
                 Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longPostmortem 1/9/12 12:53 a.m.
                       Late to the party!Metalingus627 1/21/12 1:02 a.m.
     I've got a thought nowRevenant1988 1/6/12 10:38 a.m.
           Re: I've got a thought nowMid7night 1/6/12 10:50 a.m.
                 Re: I've got a thought nowRevenant1988 1/6/12 10:59 a.m.
                       Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?yakaman 1/6/12 2:01 p.m.
                             Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?Mid7night 1/6/12 2:28 p.m.
                                   Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?yakaman 1/6/12 4:02 p.m.
                                         Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?Mid7night 1/6/12 4:08 p.m.
                                               Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?yakaman 1/6/12 4:16 p.m.
                                                     Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?Mid7night 1/6/12 4:35 p.m.
                             Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?DHalo 1/6/12 2:29 p.m.
                                   Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?yakaman 1/6/12 4:13 p.m.
                                         Re: I've got a thought now - how about a bunch?Mid7night 1/6/12 4:29 p.m.
     343GS 'volunteered'? *Prim SP*Mid7night 1/8/12 9:48 a.m.
           Re: 343GS 'volunteered'? *Prim SP*davidfuchs 1/8/12 12:26 p.m.
                 Re: 343GS 'volunteered'? *Prim SP*UNSC Trafalgar 1/8/12 2:25 p.m.
     Re: Primordium Musings *SP* longCaneCutter 1/9/12 11:22 p.m.



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