: I don't have an actual answer here, but I wanted to
: interject something I feel is important, it seems the
: theories that are out there are really complex,
: convoluted and difficult to understand. Perhaps, we
: could take a step back and try to eleminate the many
: tributary streams and try to come to a more concise
: conclusion. I guess I bring this up now because I
: think we need to try to not enter into an endless web
: of complex and inter-related theories, I think theres
: a simple answer to all of this, and I believe I'll go
: look and see if I can find it...
Actually, these theories are only "complex" because they connect the complex, diverse world to a much simpler central truth. Instead of, there are Old/Dark Gods who the Ghols worship, and the Cycle all on its own, and the Callieach created a hole that might lead to another dimension, and there were Smiths of Muirthemne who build a portal to another dimension in which there are lots of spiders, and there are the Fetch from another dimension, and all sorts of miscellaneous little threads between them all...
I just took all of those threads and wound them into one rope. But a smooth silk rope, viewed on the thread level, is still very complex. Be glad I didn't get subatomic on your ass :-)
