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Date Posted: 12:42:40 10/27/05 Thu
Author: Sunshine
Subject: Re: What do the potentials have forced upon them?
In reply to: manwitch 's message, "What do the potentials have forced upon them?" on 12:01:08 10/27/05 Thu

To quote Spiderman (or maybe it was George Bush): "With great power comes great responsibility". I don't think that the sudden assumption of enormous power is a mere they don't have to be wimpy suckies if they don't want to be. It is a responsibility that must be exercised in a judicious manner or there will be a high price to pay. Maybe all of them would have accepted that trade off if offered the opportunity but in fact, they were not offered, it was thrust upon them. This goes to my very conception of free will: �Do not assume you speak for me nor make decisions that affect my concept of me, even if your goal is to improve the product�(see Jasmine or the Alliance). Although I don�t really have the evidence to back it up, I conceive the act of becoming a Slayer to be substantially different and more profound than embarking on a course of intensive weight lifting in order to become stronger and kick sand in the bully�s face.

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Replies:

But it really isn't -- manwitch, 13:22:09 10/27/05 Thu
- Spidey -- Celebaelin, 13:54:52 10/27/05 Thu
  - Re: Spidey -- Sunshine, 17:35:07 10/27/05 Thu
    - I just come from a friendly neighbourhood (NT) -- Celebaelin, 17:52:03 10/27/05 Thu
    - The Spidey Responsibilities -- manwitch, 06:13:47 10/28/05 Fri
      - Re: The Spidey Responsibilities -- Celebaelin, 07:11:39 10/28/05 Fri
        Should potential failure be a consideration in one's moral stance? -- manwitch, 07:46:17 10/28/05 Fri
        Hard facts -- Celebaelin, 09:31:17 10/28/05 Fri
        Wellington -- Sunshine, 08:08:06 10/29/05 Sat
        Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough! -- Celebaelin, 09:15:51 10/29/05 Sat
        Re: Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough! -- Sunshine, 11:49:36 10/29/05 Sat
        But, but, but...oh alright -- Celebaelin, 13:38:03 10/29/05 Sat
        Re: But, but, but...oh alright -- Sunshine, 13:58:50 10/29/05 Sat
        Beyond you! (NT) -- Celebaelin, 14:25:52 10/29/05 Sat
        May I suggest a compromise ? -- Rich, 17:56:25 10/29/05 Sat
        Empires -- Celebaelin, 03:18:06 10/30/05 Sun
        Not entirley fair -- manwitch, 05:16:20 10/31/05 Mon
        Lee -- Celebaelin, 07:38:09 10/31/05 Mon
        Grant was the better general. -- Sophist, 08:57:38 10/31/05 Mon
        Re: Grant was the better general. -- manwitch, 09:48:35 10/31/05 Mon
        Not sure if you're asking me... -- Sophist, 10:28:38 10/31/05 Mon
        Lee vs Grant -- Sunshine, 13:01:12 10/31/05 Mon
        Lee's strategy -- Sophist, 13:39:16 10/31/05 Mon
        Re: Lee's strategy -- Sunshine, 14:05:40 10/31/05 Mon
        Re: Lee -- What about that Stonewall, 14:43:26 10/31/05 Mon
        Jackson -- Sophist, 15:36:27 10/31/05 Mon
        Re: Jackson -- Sunshine, 16:07:09 10/31/05 Mon
        nice post -- manwitch, 06:01:41 11/02/05 Wed
        IMHO, the South could have won... -- Rich, 07:48:08 11/02/05 Wed
        Re: nice post -- Sunshine, 11:56:59 11/02/05 Wed
        You don't think nuking Berlin might have helped ? (NT) -- Rich, 12:14:44 11/02/05 Wed
        You are correct - I sort of overlooked that (NT) -- Sunshines, 12:17:46 11/02/05 Wed
        And thus the case for the importance of an Indirect Strategy. -- fresne, 13:56:03 11/02/05 Wed
        Re: And thus the case for the importance of an Indirect Strategy. -- Sunshine, 14:27:41 11/02/05 Wed
        Strategy -- Celebaelin, 15:33:04 10/31/05 Mon
        Re: Strategy -- Sunshine, 16:01:47 10/31/05 Mon
        T 34 -- Celebaelin, 16:47:24 10/31/05 Mon
        Re: T 34 -- Sunshine, 17:29:57 10/31/05 Mon
        War -- Celebaelin, 18:16:57 10/31/05 Mon
        Heh, and here I was thinking -- fresne, 14:19:06 11/01/05 Tue
        Khaki Angel (NT) -- Celebaelin, 05:28:21 11/02/05 Wed
        Fie, a pox upon it! -- fresne, 13:25:46 11/02/05 Wed
- Re: But it really isn't -- Sunshine, 14:35:30 10/27/05 Thu
  - Re: But it really isn't -- Finn Mac Cool, 15:39:09 10/30/05 Sun
    - Re: But it really isn't -- Sunshine, 12:16:00 10/31/05 Mon
      - Me too (NT) -- Celebaelin, 12:45:51 10/31/05 Mon
      - If we didn't enjoy the discussion... -- Rich, 14:28:07 10/31/05 Mon
        The amulet -- Sunshine, 15:01:48 10/31/05 Mon
        Pay attention to tone and not logistics -- Finn Mac Cool, 21:51:51 10/31/05 Mon
        Re: Pay attention to tone and not logistics -- Sunshine, 23:43:19 10/31/05 Mon
        Re: Pay attention to tone and not logistics -- Finn Mac Cool, 09:58:15 11/01/05 Tue
      - Re: But it really isn't -- manwitch, 08:43:33 11/02/05 Wed
  - Re: But it really isn't -- manwitch, 04:31:28 10/31/05 Mon

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