+Oltux72 he/him Posted July 3, 2021 Posted July 3, 2021 Now, before you point at the Words of the Founding and answer in the affirmative, please think this through. Are those books truly holy as opposed to merely true? I would argue that they are not, or only to a very small extent. In most aspects they are historical records, which happen to be written by a deity. Hence if Vin is reported to have said something, for example, we are left with a question. Was she right? Are her words worth heeding? How do Survivorists deal with that?
Dancer Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 I mean these are words written by the vessel that holds the power that created the world of Scadrial. I don't see how much more holy you can get. Just like the Bible or the Quran are holy because they were directed by the creator God of those respective religions.
+Oltux72 he/him Posted July 4, 2021 Author Posted July 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Dancer said: I mean these are words written by the vessel that holds the power that created the world of Scadrial. I don't see how much more holy you can get. Just like the Bible or the Quran are holy because they were directed by the creator God of those respective religions. The words are not his words. Yes, he wrote them, but they are just a dump of his copperminds, so they are not his own. And most of the rest is again a factual account. Harmony says that Kelsier and Vin did some things. But he did not write that they did well, or that people should do certain things. Plus, to a Survivorist, Harmony is of lesser importance.
ScadrianTank he/him Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 17 hours ago, Oltux72 said: Are those books truly holy as opposed to merely true? It seems that it's one of those religious themes Brandon wants to explore. Like the Bible being a retelling of real events that got changed and mistified more and more with each retelling/revision. 1
+Oltux72 he/him Posted July 4, 2021 Author Posted July 4, 2021 8 hours ago, ScadrianTank said: It seems that it's one of those religious themes Brandon wants to explore. Like the Bible being a retelling of real events that got changed and mistified more and more with each retelling/revision. True, but I doubt that this is without an earthly paralell. It seems to me that we let the presence of a savior like figure create a first expression that obscures deeper paralells. I think the correct earthly equivalent to the words of founding would not be the Bible or Qoran, but the Ramayana.
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