Yep, but FH's point IMHO seems to be that this poor fella might just happen to forget that he is the one doing the choosing -- in that way, this is a danger even us, normal people, who do predict the future only in the weak sense, are prone to. As in, for example, attaching ourselves to Leaders and Demigods.A Thing of Eternity wrote:No you're right, the whole "the prescient creates the future" thing is definitely through picking the path he/she wants and taking steps to make it happen.
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Unhappily, "major" might turn out to be very very difficult to define precisely...Freakzilla wrote:Agreed, I say no. He has to have major influence over the universe.A Thing of Eternity wrote:No you're right, the whole "the prescient creates the future" thing is definitely through picking the path he/she wants and taking steps to make it happen.
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So... that would make Tar a mass murderer? Kant would say no, she bears no responsibility, but my gut disagrees.
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The Honored Matres were known to wipe out whole planets to kill one person.Superdog wrote:So... that would make Tar a mass murderer? Kant would say no, she bears no responsibility, but my gut disagrees.
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LOL! They could also have adopted "Can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs" as their slogan.
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Um... Real boats rock?
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