Thanatos

This is interesting, how do you know Uli Da is of Fainlife?

What if this ani investiture is related to Fainlife? Brandon has said there is no anti Uncle Andy. But if Uncle Andy is a shard of a larger God then there could be many Uncle Andy's. One per galaxy. Given the Cosmere is a dwarf galaxy Uncle Andy would be a minor god within the universe. But Brandons not going to write about these concepts and is sticking to the Cosmere.

Frustration, Your not understanding my posts. Future sight branches are... Understand the Beyond wont be explained. Doesnt mean we cant theories it.

Returned, Agree, thats why i think there is no free will. The SR is past present and future all in one all at the same time. Its set in stone so to speak. My interpretation of differing futures are merely Uncle Andy's Cosmere architect plans he rejected. Because Uncle Andy thought it, it still exists as a, say watermark underlying the Cosmere he chose to be. Aka this Cosmere that we and the characters experience. If that makes sense. ... Edit. And remember Uncle Andy IS the Cosmere, he chose how he wanted to be/evolve. And if Uncle Andy is a Shard of the universal God, It chose how Uncle Andy would be. And if the universal God exists, i believe its The Beyond, who shattered to become many, to experience. As per the coppermind... As all who die is 'pulled' into The Beyond. Mic drop.

Its easier than saying Adonalsium in a verbal conversation. Cause ive said it so much it transfers to written conversations.

Intentionally made or not, the Aethers insist they are not of Uncle Andy. aka not of his investiture. The Fainlife could have assimilated. Like Honor and Cultivation's investiture or the Dor, or Preservation/Ruin and Scadrial. Harmony. How do we know Uncle Andy is not the only God. The Cosmere is a dwarf galaxy. We also know stars exist outside the Cosmere. Who owns these stars? Who owns the other galaxies? A shattering of a true universal God, whos Shards further shatter. Creating Uncle Andy as a minor Shard, who creates a dwarf galaxe called the Cosmere. Who then is shattered. Its Shards (aka turtles) all the way down.

So the Aethers insist they are not of Uncle Andy. Which is weird cause all of the Cosmere is Uncle Andy. However... we don't know the origin of... the Fainlife. What if the Aethers are a product or evolutionary line of Fainlife? Another thought, what if Fainlife is the investiture of another Uncle Andy. Aunty Andy trying to "breed" him out. So to speak. Bit by bit.

The Shards exist in the SR. I see the PR as Uncle Andy pulling investiture from the SR to create the PR and CR. The living thinking beings further shape the CR. All of the Cosmere is Uncle Andy, the SR, PR and CR. Even biological life is Uncle Andy. With regards to freewill not existing, atium and future sight shows people potential futures Uncle Andy rejected and/or the actual future. Depending on how good their future sight is. If that makes sense.

If the spirit realm is past, present and future all in one, then there is no freewill. There just playing the part of the story uncle Andy set down when creating the Cosmere. What was, is and going to be is already set in stone. Could Uncle Andy have created a Cosmere where events played out differently, yes. So he chose this Cosmere thereby everyones fate is already written. Hence, no freewill.

Wonder if Brandon is a Sean Bean fan. Sounds like something Sean would do.

For fun, what could KoW be? Kings of War? Kamerad of Wanhope. Lol. The Kin of Worlds. (Roshar wise). The Knowledge of Whimsy. Lol. The Killer of Worlds. enter Autonomy, what did you do with Ryse!!!

Is there a pattern to the Stormlight book names? Way of Kings. Words of Radiance. Oathbreaker. Rhythm of War. Is the next book going to be KoW? Oathbreaker being the middle which puts the acronyms backwards. 1. WoK. 2. WoR. 3. OB. 4. RoW. (WoR backwards). 5. KoW. ???

Has anyone asked Brandon if its the same for the PR living beings leaving their Shards invested area as it is for cognitive shadow's? Like Kel and the Heralds. We know its possible cause of Kriss, Hoid, then CS Vasher. Is it as difficult or is it a non-issue for PR beings?

Can Odium leave Roshar without destroying the system? Given its now invested there. Settled. Or just Braise? The new vessel is a king of a nation, whats stopping Taravangian appointing a crap champion to lose so his people dont suffer? How long does it take for the vessel to be corrupted by the Shard? Sazed is a bad example given his circumstance, as it does not seem his corrupted by the Shard but torn between two intents. The story could go anywhere. Still think this is all apart of Cultivation's plan.

There is a Hoid box before book 2. Just sayin.

Whats Cultivation's plans for the new Odium? She picked him. Was it just vengeance for Ryse? I think she has bigger plans which only she and her awesome future sight knows.

Ryse as Odium didnt want to pick up another Shard and taint his intent. Does Taravangian have the same stance? doubt it.

I see Uncle Andy's tone as a symphony. Now split 16 ways. Ruin and Preservation's tones mix in harmony, cause their part of the overall symphony. Odium and Honor or Cultivation's tones mix in harmony, cause their part of the overall symphony. One shard is 1/16th of the full symphony, which is Uncle Andy. I hope if the Cosmere goes to tv, all tones mix together. I see Odium as the drum beat and percussion of the overall symphony.

Inquisitor #5, Lol ur all over the place dude. Contradictions ahoy. Lol

Wonder is they use Jezrien in some sort of fabril. what would that do?

Fezzik, Thats pretty much what im saying, but they use the term Spiritweb, which from my understanding is the soul. So if the CS (fake soul) is destined for the Beyond, but some are able to stay due to high levels of investiture, then there is a possibility they can extract their Spiritweb from the SR. Wondering how Kelsier gets off the Scadrian system in era 4. (Think ive read Vashers CS explanation like 20 time in 36hrs, lol. Fascinating in world theory, blew my mind)

Fezzik, 1. Doesnt the CS in Mistborn get 'pulled' to the Beyond? TLR, Ati, Vin, etc etc. The more invested the less pull. 2. After death, my understanding is the body stays in the PR, the CS goes to the beyong and the soul (identity) goes to the SR. Correct me if im wrong. Returned in my opinion are unique to the Heralds and Kel being that they keep their souls (identity). ... Another CS thought, can you copy CS's? Could Mraize be copy of Kelsier's CS, with Scadrial's/Harmony's identity wiped? Stapled to anothers body? Two separate Kelsier's, each with the same goal but now separate beings working together. Re: Emperor's Soul.

Little over 300 pages left on RoW, so please hide spoilers in the tabs. Love Vasher's explanation of Cognitive Shadow's to Kaladin. 1. What is everyone's opinion on why this aspect of a person (CS) goes to the Beyond? 2a. And if the Soul goes to the SR, what would happen if say the real Kelsier meets his CS? During say a Dalinar three realm clap? 2b. Could this be how Kelsier leaves Scadrial with Hoid in era 4? His SS (Spritual Self) combines with his CS that now has a body. 2c. Would that fully join the Kelsier's or would he be like Shallan? 3. Is Hoid a CS stapled to a body, of his creation or not.

When Uncle Andy died his Cognitive Shadow went to, or created, or "is" the Beyond. Now as each soul dies he is slowly becoming whole again changing the Beyond into another Cosmere. Edit: And then go back to Uncle Andy, to the Beyond. --- Cosmic dualism. mic drop. (Sorry for end game spoilers) --- Edit. Rinse and repeat. And... "Wheel of Time turns"

Kaladin would be "The Greatest American Hero" theme song.