The effect of the Great Rings upon Men - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nerwen · 07-09-2015, 07:33 AM

Okay. It seems I haven't actually got my point across to you. It's not about the wordplay on "Man/man", it's about cause and effect.

Here's an example that leaves out the semantical issue:

Let us suppose there's a fellow named Joe who is both aquaphobic and superstitious. Joe consults Madame Zelda, the fortune teller, who shuffles her Tarot deck, reads the leftover tea-leaves in Joe's cup and examines the lines on his palm.

Joe, she says, is not fated to drown.

Ecstatic, Joe trips on his way out, falls down the stairs, breaks his neck and dies.

Thus, the prophecy is fulfilled.

1. Was Joe a special kind of being with immunity to drowning?
2. Was he uniquely vulnerable to stairs?

Do you see what I'm getting at now?

*(3. (Optional) Will Hollywood film this tragic story as "The Fault in Our Stairs?")

07-09-2015, 07:33 AM	#24
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Okay. It seems I haven't actually got my point across to you. It's not about the wordplay on "Man/man", it's about cause and effect. Here's an example that leaves out the semantical issue: Let us suppose there's a fellow named Joe who is both aquaphobic and superstitious. Joe consults Madame Zelda, the fortune teller, who shuffles her Tarot deck, reads the leftover tea-leaves in Joe's cup and examines the lines on his palm. Joe, she says, is not fated to drown. Ecstatic, Joe trips on his way out, falls down the stairs, breaks his neck and dies. Thus, the prophecy is fulfilled. 1. Was Joe a special kind of being with immunity to drowning? 2. Was he uniquely vulnerable to stairs? Do you see what I'm getting at now? (3. (Optional) Will Hollywood film this tragic story as "The Fault in Our Stairs?") __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning."* –Elmo.