Kobold King
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Ah, OK. We can agree on that, I suppose. (And just so you know, you can edit your posts using the "EDIT" option near where the Quote and MultiQuote options are. It's generally considered better to edit one's posts to add new thoughts than to post multiple times in quick succession. )
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Ah... so you're not arguing that the Epics are the "good guys," but are rather just stating that they (falsely) believe themselves to be good? Basically, that while their acts are objectively heinous, they see themselves as the heroes?
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Precisely. The terms "good and evil" or "angels and demons" lose all of their meaning when applied subjectively, as everyone sees him or herself as the hero of a story. The terms only have relevance when measured by an objective standard, and I believe that most would agree that an individual who murders millions to further his own selfish agenda is acting "evil" by any reasonable scale. (Hope I'm not coming across as too hostile. I love having these kinds of discussions. )
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I think the difference in our thinking is that I believe that morality is objective, independent of any entity's thoughts or point of view, while you seem, to me, to be implying that morality is subjective, depending entirely on the perspective of the relevant parties. I'm not entirely sure what you're arguing exactly, but by the same reasoning I could conclude that to Adolf Hitler, the Jews and the Allies were Demons and that the Nazis were Angels. I would hold that Hitler's perspective on himself is irrelevant by virtue of the people he harmed, and that the same holds true for Epic despots like Steelheart or Regalia.
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A resident of Teleportland, I suppose?
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From their point of view, maybe--but it's worth noting that their point of view is diseased, twisted, and the product of an entity that's mind-raped them into thinking the way they do. To use Prof's analogy, they're like rabid dogs. They do not have the right to resist the cure so long as their disease is compelling them to slaughter millions.
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You Know You're a Sanderfan When...
Kobold King replied to Shardbearer's topic in General Brandon Discussion
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: Kaladin singing "Make a Man out of You." Also... in your analogy, who would Yzma and Kronk be?
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Take my upvotes, you glorious scoundrel.
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But... but... how are we supposed to ship her with Lucentia? And have her remove Lightwards' zombie limit? And have Sam and Nathan make fun of her? And have the Panda attempt to convert her to the doctrine of ursinity?
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It's like a chinchilla having a knife fight with a tarantula. Cool, but of dubious historical significance and it probably shouldn't be in a school.
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What if "The Bands of Mourning" are just immortal musicians that used to play for the Lord Ruler when he was feeling blue?
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R.I.P. LarkoftheRiver Member 2015-2015 "No cookies? Darn. I needed one of those."
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Tee hee, thanks. Meanwhile, at the Dark Alley's headquarters...
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Do you happen to know a member named Voidus? He's great at creating Epics, and he always has a whole bunch of them up for adoption at any one time. Just... don't accept any cookies from him, if he offers them.
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Congratulations! May you coordinate many glorious backstabbings!
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Pugs. Pugs happened there.
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I zucchini. You zucchini. He, she, or it zucchinis. Grammar checks out.
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Ooh, mine should be acceptable then. I'm planning on introducing Jared Jetsam, the Epic farmer who's resisted his corruption and roams the Fractured States killing evil despots. I'm thinking he can ride into Astoria on the backs of his swarm of flying super-chickens and kill the Metal and Bloody Mary.
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I'm good at this kind of guessing game. Just promise us you won't become a psycho matter manipulator.
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Hmm... my first impulse is to guess "Wasilla," but that's probably too obvious. Is it... Sumatra?
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As far as plans go, it's... well, not really very solid, but funny as heck.
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That's your solution to everything. I get the feeling that if you stood before the Tyrant-Emperor of the Solar System to publicly denounce him for his wickedness, you'd finish by calling him a poo-poo-head and crab-walking back into the city slums.
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Ha ha, you're darn right buddy! Look at us, two good buddies chatting about stuff on the web and all. Ha, we're probably two of the closest people on the 17th Shard, right? Just the other day I was talking to someone and he said "Wow, you and Lark are so close! You're like two peas in a pod!" And I said "No kidding bro! Peas look like estranged fourth cousins compared to us!" And we both laughed, but not too loudly together 'cuz obviously you're my best friend and not him. So... since we're such awesome buddies and all, want to hear about my OC? His name is Johnny Darkness Burnblazer III. He's a Jedi/wizard/assassin/reptilian/werewolf/goth who works for a SHIELD and secretly hunts demons and monsters and stuff. He wears a billowing trenchcoat and smokes cigarettes and has a gruff no-nonsense personality and everything. Only problem is... ...I can't seem to find an artist willing to draw him.
