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Re: They lied about humanity, but believe the rest
Posted By: scarab	Date: 8/15/08 5:35 p.m.
In Response To: Re: They lied about humanity, but believe the rest (scarab) : Its not certain that his motives were entirely selfish. He could have cared : about the union because he cared about the union, not just because he : wanted the power that comes from leading the union. And what did Truth mean by his statement to the Arbiter on the Ark, "Your kind never believed in the promise of the sacred rings." From CH it seems that the Elites may have been more devout than the Prophets. So why did he say something that was probably untrue? And Truth's motives for genocide seemed to be based on fellowship with the rest of the Covenant, a belief in the Covenant. What would he have against the Elites in particular? Why did he betray them? What did he hope to gain? It served the story that he splits the Covenant but what's in it for him? There were plenty of downsides for him because of the split. What were the upsides? Was he worried about the Elites discovering that Humans were Forerunners? Worried about the Elites in particular? Would the fanatical Elites have turned on him if they knew the truth? Would they react any worse than the other Covenant species? The Elites were closest to being their equals in the Covenant. Maybe they would be harder to keep in the dark once the rings were found and activation loomed. (Activation requires a Reclaimer) How did he feel about betraying the Elites? If he cared about the union then he must have cared about the Elites. He left the Portal open so that others could follow. That was NOT a selfish act. It would have been safer for him to close it. He is probably not absolutely selfish. Did he hope that some Elites would follow on the Great Journey once the Rings were lit? We know that Elites gave their lives to earn their Journey. I assume that this means that the Covenant believed that you didn't have to be alive at the times the rings fire in order to take the Great Journey. Maybe he hoped that the murdered Elites would join him and forgive his, necessary, treachery.

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They lied about humanity, but believe the rest	yakaman	8/15/08 12:20 p.m.
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Re: They lied about humanity, but believe the rest	scarab	8/15/08 4:53 p.m.
Re: They lied about humanity, but believe the rest	scarab	8/15/08 5:35 p.m.
Re: They lied about humanity, but believe the rest	Cthulhu117	8/15/08 9:59 p.m.
Re: They lied about humanity, but believe the rest	deadguy71	8/20/08 3:22 p.m.
Re: Odd question, any help would be appreciated.	Peptuck	8/16/08 1:05 a.m.