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Sixth Candelbram - Voice

What is strength to you, or what it is to be strong?

Alternatively, who is it that has right to rulership, or to command? Do you agree with the sentiment that those who are strong are superior and thus have greater rights than those who are weak?

And if that is the case: may the weak become strong?

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Only in part. However one who is taught to be physically or mentally strong by another can only be physically or mentally strong in the presence of that person. It is not a true strength.

And what skills of worth could they possess?

Only a fraction of it. And you will never fully understand that fraction. It's a flaw, and yet also an odd beauty, of humanity.

That's not true. If they're taught, they should be able to be strong or smart even when they're not in the presence of their teacher. And they could be great storytellers, painters, or singers..things like that! Skills like that are useful!

..And I don't think it's a flaw..and while I do probably only understand a small fraction, that doesn't mean that I'll never understand that fraction or the whole thing!

Art can be appreciated. Useful, however, is not necessarily correct. Singing can be, as it is the Ancient Common Tongue, but all others fall away. I appreciate art. But just because one is good at art does not mean they have value.

A fraction is still only a fraction.

It is useful! After all, things like that can convey ideas and knowledge that might not be easily made otherwise. And the value can only truly be understood by the person making it and the person listening, reading, or looking at the work!

[Tohko eats books instead of bread. She knows what she's talking about.]

..But that fraction could grow. I could understand and experience more over time.

Art cannot feed a family, or destroy your enemy. Art is precious in its own way, but it is not a practical skill.

It can, but it will always be limited. That is the curse of humanity.

However, humanities blessing is that the knowledge of that fraction is passed on to the next generation, who understands more of the fraction and then dies and passes more of their knowledge onto the next generation who understands more of the fraction and so on.

That evolution. That is mankind's true strength.

..It could feed a person. After all, there are stories about people with unusual diets. And there are even more stories about people going insane from a book or piece of artwork! There's even a story about the military using some music to make their enemy go insane so that they could peacefully take it over!

..Evolution is rather important, and so is knowledge that's been passed down..but I'd still like to understand every single part of it, and the whole thing, if I can. Understanding bits and pieces doesn't always help when you're alive.

I suppose that is true. There are some creatures who do feed off it. But not maybe. But I will concede it to be true.

You can't. As I said, it's the limitation of humanity. But the gift of humanity is that each generation becomes stronger.

It is good that each generation becomes stronger..but that doesn't mean that I don't want to know all I can or improve myself where I can.

No. You should always attempt to make yourself all you can.

But to say you will know everything isn't possible. Not even He knows everything.

Well, I would like to know everything, and I will try to..but that doesn't mean I'll succeed. Even so, I want to try. And if even the god in your universe doesn't know everything, then why bother calling him a god?

Omnipotence, despite human conception, isn't what makes a god god or even the creator of all God.

It's simply what He'd like man to believe.

I know it's not the only thing that makes god god..but I wasn't aware that it was only what he'd like people to believe. I suppose this is only in your universe though. We don't really know if god exists in ours.

He most likely does.

I doubt He is different in any other. Some things are eternal, and cross boundaries.

Some thing may ring true for some universes..but I'm sure there are others that don't quite check out either. The existence of God in my universe and what he's actually like may be one of them.

Perhaps. I don't care if it's different.

Only if it's the same.

Sadly, I wouldn't be able to tell you. In my universe, humans have no way of knowing whether or not god even exists.

You'll know when He chooses you should know, unfortunately.

Probably..assuming he even exists in my universe.

[Tohko is an agnostic..so she's not quite sure whether one does or doesn't exist in her universe. She doesn't quite care either. There are good stories with gods and good stories without them. As long as everything is a good story in the end, it doesn't matter which.]

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