But yeah, this is just how *I* see things. You don't have to subscribe to the same theories as me - this is just to let people know the SPN-world-view that informs my opinions/theories on the show. Well, I think my comment came out wrong. It's just that I never gave a thought to the universe they live in, and why some people come back and some don't. But reading your idea was very enlightening and even if I'm not sure if I'll adopt that theory, it gives me at least the desire to find one of my own.
I definitely like the thought that "God" is only one of many, just the strongest around right now. I'm a huge Terry Pratchett - fan, and his explanation (I think it's similar to Neil Gaiman?) is that the gods are as strong as the belief their followers have in them. So, some god that's based on some indigenous tribe in South Africa has only limited power in the world, but a lot over those who believe in him, while some god who's worshiped all over the globe has an enormous amount of power, just from the amount of people that follow him. If you will allow the Christian, Jewish and maybe even Muslim God to be one God, then I guess it makes sense that He is right now the greatest force in the universe. BUT - and here I agree - there is too much space out there with non-believing things (like rocks, if you don't believe in aliens) that there HAS to be a limit to his power.
So yeah, I like that analogy.
Oh, Adam... He is a rather tragic figure, and that's one more reason I didn't like him to be resurrected. He was just a puppet for the angels, and he was doomed the minute he crawled out of the grave. He never got to meet Sam and Dean, and he had no choice but to agree to Zacharias ploy. Because really? Who would think angels were such dicks...
I don't know if you remember, but Dean TRIED to get Adam out of there. Not as much as he tried to save Sam, but he asked Death to get him out. Death refused, though, and made Dean choose. Which, if it's ever mentioned again, would've messed Dean up a bit, but I guess since he never knew him, only in the way it'd mess him up if he'd have to leave some other innocent person/soul in there. Maybe God will do something about that? Or is the Cage somewhere outside his power-range?
Huh... Maybe the cage is like an attachment to the hourglass, where God has no dominion? Or not??
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Date: 2011-04-20 10:14 am (UTC)Well, I think my comment came out wrong. It's just that I never gave a thought to the universe they live in, and why some people come back and some don't. But reading your idea was very enlightening and even if I'm not sure if I'll adopt that theory, it gives me at least the desire to find one of my own.
I definitely like the thought that "God" is only one of many, just the strongest around right now. I'm a huge Terry Pratchett - fan, and his explanation (I think it's similar to Neil Gaiman?) is that the gods are as strong as the belief their followers have in them. So, some god that's based on some indigenous tribe in South Africa has only limited power in the world, but a lot over those who believe in him, while some god who's worshiped all over the globe has an enormous amount of power, just from the amount of people that follow him. If you will allow the Christian, Jewish and maybe even Muslim God to be one God, then I guess it makes sense that He is right now the greatest force in the universe. BUT - and here I agree - there is too much space out there with non-believing things (like rocks, if you don't believe in aliens) that there HAS to be a limit to his power.
So yeah, I like that analogy.
Oh, Adam... He is a rather tragic figure, and that's one more reason I didn't like him to be resurrected. He was just a puppet for the angels, and he was doomed the minute he crawled out of the grave. He never got to meet Sam and Dean, and he had no choice but to agree to Zacharias ploy. Because really? Who would think angels were such dicks...
I don't know if you remember, but Dean TRIED to get Adam out of there. Not as much as he tried to save Sam, but he asked Death to get him out. Death refused, though, and made Dean choose. Which, if it's ever mentioned again, would've messed Dean up a bit, but I guess since he never knew him, only in the way it'd mess him up if he'd have to leave some other innocent person/soul in there. Maybe God will do something about that? Or is the Cage somewhere outside his power-range?
Huh... Maybe the cage is like an attachment to the hourglass, where God has no dominion? Or not??
Argh, it's so confusing!
Anyway. Yes. Poor Adam.