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explosivecombat) wrote2013-02-15 11:51 pm
explosivecombat) wrote2013-02-15 11:51 pm
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022. [Text]
With matters of one's heart and soul so close in mind, due to the recent holiday and all the romantic connotations therein, I ask that you forgive the possibly morbid nature of the question I have for you tonight:
The state or condition of one's soul is often brought into question when their deeds are brought to light or held up for scrutiny; the concept of the damned and those destined for salvation aren't new concepts by far. However, I have to ask what that means for all of you - do you accept your soul as existing only as a metaphysical concept, a matter of faith, something unproven and intangible? Or is it something undeniable where you come from, not a matter of faith but rather proven to exist? Does it fail to exist for you at all?
Or, perhaps, is it something else entirely - something that was rendered from one of the above options into another?
I suppose I should apologize for such heavy subject matter; I imagine some will find it rude to attempt to quantify such a thing. However, it's been something I've had reason to consider lately, so no apology is forthcoming.
The state or condition of one's soul is often brought into question when their deeds are brought to light or held up for scrutiny; the concept of the damned and those destined for salvation aren't new concepts by far. However, I have to ask what that means for all of you - do you accept your soul as existing only as a metaphysical concept, a matter of faith, something unproven and intangible? Or is it something undeniable where you come from, not a matter of faith but rather proven to exist? Does it fail to exist for you at all?
Or, perhaps, is it something else entirely - something that was rendered from one of the above options into another?
I suppose I should apologize for such heavy subject matter; I imagine some will find it rude to attempt to quantify such a thing. However, it's been something I've had reason to consider lately, so no apology is forthcoming.
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Do trolls not believe in such things as the soul, then?
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ARADIA WAS A GHOST FOR A WHILE AND SHE COULD KIND OF TALK TO THE "SOULS" OF THE UNDEAD.
WHEN WE, AS PLAYERS IN THE GAME, DIE THERE'S A PLACE FOR US TO GO.
THAT WOULD KIND OF IMPLY THAT "SOULS" ARE A THING THAT EXIST, RIGHT?
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IN THE END, I SUPPOSE THAT ANSWERS THAT.
I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY SPIRITUAL ASPECT.
THE ONLY REAL "FAITH" THING THAT WE HAVE IS TIED INTO THE CULT GAMZEE WAS IN
THOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BELIEF IS ON THE "SOUL."
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In my world, that isn't even taken into consideration by most - the soul is very definitely an actual object, something that can be understood and possibly physically manipulated, and while I've been taught that there is...not God, per se, but a very specific being that keeps everything balanced, as long as we aren't completely defying nature or creating abominations or otherwise horribly unbalancing the forces of the world, we can do whatever we want regardless of the morality of it.
Of course, there are some that believe otherwise in Amestris, but they're in the minority.
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I CAN UNDERSTAND "GODS," BUT HUMANS CONSTANTLY REFER TO THIS SINGULAR FIGURE AS GOD.
WHAT THE FLYING FUCK IS THAT ALL ABOUT?
THIS SINGULAR ENTITY SEEMS TO BE A SOMEWHAT CONSTANT AND I HAVE NO *CLUE* HOW TO EVEN CONCEPTUALIZE THIS.
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What we understand as "God" back in Amestris is more or less the force that keeps everything in balance. A lot of what we do adheres to the principle of Equivalent Exchange - basically, you can't destroy something so thoroughly that you render it into absolutely nothing, nor can you create something from nothing (or insufficient materials). You can work with what already exists and what you add to something, whether it's energy or physical materials; you can't just pull materials out of the aether.
Once in a while, someone will attempt to create something without sufficient materials. This causes what we call a "rebound" - basically, it's the forces that be trying to stabilize themselves by taking what materials weren't provided, directly from the person trying to do the creating. The rebounds are considered by some to be God's work or God's interference. "God" as a whole is more or less what keeps our world together and prevents us all from doing something catastrophically idiotic; the life-force of the world, if you will.
From what I understand, it doesn't quite work that way in most other worlds; it seems that when most refer to "God" they're talking about some sort of specific being, which makes very little sense to me. I understand God as a force, not an actual definable entity. (Admittedly, we have Truth, which is both an actual entity and something else entirely; if I'm understanding correctly, Truth is the being that mediates between the human world and God's domain. But I'm not entirely sure if that's the case; that's only what I've been told.)
As for "God" being an actual being, though...I can't say for sure. We have a few gods that some believe in, but those followings are considered more cultlike than anything. Either cultlike or horribly backwards.
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EVERYTHING MAKES *SENSE.*
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LIKE, IT'S ONLY FOR ALCHEMY.
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However, I'm saying this as an alchemist, and many things in Amestris are centered around alchemy and those who can perform it. Life is easier for us than it may be for others, for various reasons - we're in a very privileged position, in comparison to those who aren't capable of practicing it at all. Life often does adhere to Equivalent Exchange for us, but I've been told by someone from Amestris that isn't an alchemist that things often don't really work that way for most people. Apparently the fact that we can hold that worldview is due to us being spoiled by our own society.
I admit that I hadn't thought of it that way before getting to know him. However, I can see his point, though I haven't looked into it enough to know if I agree or not. So I suppose the only way I can answer that is to say that it works for me in all aspects, but it might not for others. I can't say for sure.
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THINGS *DON'T* WORK LIKE THAT, NOT FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON
AND CERTAINLY NOT IN MY WORLD.
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW HARD YOU WORK OR WHAT YOU STRIVE TO ACHIEVE.
SHIT WILL HIT THE WHIRLING DEVICE EVEN IF YOU PLAYED ALL YOUR CARDS RIGHT.
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Things change according to whom the world favors at any given time. It's not simply a matter of work, but a matter of luck and one's personal worth in the scheme of things. Sometimes it's a matter of surviving simply because there's a use for you yet.
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The world's intentions aren't always clear to us; the intentions of Truth are often even less so. The effects of our actions are long-reaching, not isolated or random occurrences; where our potential to change the world ends isn't something that we can always understand. If we're alive, then our impact on our fate and perhaps the fates of others can still be felt; there is a use for all who survive, just as there was a use for all who no longer survive.
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IT MEANS YOU HAVE VERY ENLIGHTENING WORDS.