Zelly Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Dunno if we have answers to this right now. So "One bead represents the item that is seen and views itself as a cohesive thing. " This is how massive objects like a palace can be contained in a single bead. Are more beads created if an object is split? Will one stick bead = 3 twig beads, if the stick is broken? If a object is made of several other objects, do they cluster together in the sea and then eventually fade or merge? Are solid objects the only ones capable of having a soul bead? (makes sense, it's hard to have a sense of self when you evaporate rapidly)
Calderis he/him Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 22 minutes ago, Zellyia said: Are more beads created if an object is split? Will one stick bead = 3 twig beads, if the stick is broken? Not immediately, but over time yes. The stick bead would remain for a time, but three distinct beads should form as each item takes on an individual identity. 23 minutes ago, Zellyia said: If a object is made of several other objects, do they cluster together in the sea and then eventually fade or merge? They eventually merge, opposite of the previous example. Quote Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] I wanted to ask whether cake has a soul? In Realmatic theory, stuff has souls. So, somebody turns wheat into flour, and flour has a soul. Do they come together when I bake the cake? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] ...So, this gets into some weird cosmere theory stuff. The level that if you are a student of philosophy, you'll recognize just wearing on the sleeve where this one came from. This is a mashup of Shinto beliefs and the theory of the forms by Plato, and kind of its own weird thing, that became Realmatic theory in the cosmere... So, in the cosmere, things take on an Identity and a soul based on how people perceive them. It's human perception that is creating a lot of this, because the various powers that made the universe have this sort of desire to be sentient. And power left long too long in the cosmere starts thinking, that's just how it goes, and starts thinking of itself the way it is perceived. So, that cake, as soon as its created, the disparate parts of the souls start being thought of as a cake, and start gaining some traction as a cake. If you left that cake alone long enough, which wouldn't take too long for a cake because people don't look at cake and think "Oh, a bunch of wheat and flour." They think "Cake." That thing will start having a combined soul of the various bits of power, and the longer you leave it, the more permanency it's gonna have as a Spiritual artifact in the cosmere. So, yes, cake has a soul. source 24 minutes ago, Zellyia said: Snip 24 minutes ago, Zellyia said: Are solid objects the only ones capable of having a soul bead? (makes sense, it's hard to have a sense of self when you evaporate rapidly) I believe so yes, but don't know this one for sure.
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