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| Re: The time of wrath is nigh... | |
| Posted By: FriendlyFire <kurt_bergeron@mac.com> | Date: 4/29/03 1:51 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: The time of wrath is nigh... (Finn) : 6)It turns out that the Prophets, knowing that Humanity is the last remnant
I've been thinking about this possibility more and more of late. Let's assume that Humanity is somehow related to the Forerunner (whether a direct descendant or preferred race is irrelevant) and that the Prophets are trying to maintain their power. This whole scenario is not unlike the periods before the medieval renaissance. The Catholic church, then quite powerful, branded some emerging scientists as heritics and threatened ex-communication when thier discoveries disproved existing church doctrines. Why? Quite simply because it usurped thier power. If people saw that something that the Church decreed was in err then couldn't their other decrees be incorrect as well? Although this creates a strong argument as to why the Covenant have waged a war of genecide against humankind (assuming, of course, that Humanity is somehow related to the Forerunner) I don't think that this will lead to a complete reversal of the conflict. To back this statement up, I refer back to my pre-renaissance analogy. When one was branded as a heretic any words they divulged were deemed to have come from the Devil. Therefore, anything they said in their defence is seen as an apparent attempt at deception. It's the inevitable trap of being branded a heretic that prevents you from proving that you're not one. This is not unlike the classic witch-hunt eras as well where to prove that you weren't in league with the Devil (i.e. practiced witchcraft) you had to drown. Not much of a defence but this is what gave the accusers their enormous power; the very act of being accused prevented you from proving otherwise. I believe that this is not unlike our Prophets vs. Humanity theory. Being branded as heretics, anything that Humanity offers in its defence may be seen as an attempt at subterfuge. In any case, the zealous hatred the Covenant sees for the human race is perhaps to deep to be completely unseated. I think the best case is that, as a result of this possible Humanity/Forerunner revelation, the Covenant may be divided. In effect, the Covenant may break into two disparate factions: Those who believe the Human/Forerunner connection and those that do not. As a result of this, perhaps a Covenant civil war or even a complete disolution of the Covenant might ensue. In either case this could work to Humanity's benefit and give us the reprieve that we so desparately require.
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