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You know how the covenant based the destruction of humanity on the words of the gods right? Those this mean they can speak to the dead forerunners or did they just say that as an excuse to destroy humanity?

Discuss.

  • 12.14.2011 8:12 PM PDT
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I have two questions:

1. How old are you?

2. Do you read the Halo novels?

  • 12.14.2011 8:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: Onyx81
I have two questions:

1. How old are you?

2. Do you read the Halo novels?


ive read most of the halo novels

[Edited on 12.14.2011 8:20 PM PST]

  • 12.14.2011 8:19 PM PDT
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What about "Contact Harvest"?

  • 12.14.2011 8:21 PM PDT

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I read a little bit of that

  • 12.14.2011 8:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: Crusher574
I read a little bit of that
Well, when you get the chance, read the whole thing. That book should answer your question.

To save time, i'll explain. What if I said, "It is the will of Jesus for me to go to church." Does that mean I can speak to dead messiahs?

  • 12.14.2011 8:26 PM PDT

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That is not what I meant the forerunners never sent the covenant a message did they?

  • 12.14.2011 8:28 PM PDT

@accordingto343

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Where did you even get that asinine idea?

  • 12.14.2011 8:31 PM PDT
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Posted by: Crusher574
That is not what I meant the forerunners never sent the covenant a message did they?
Nope. I think your using the quote wrong. It isn't, "words of the gods." It's "Will of the gods"

What the Covenant mean when they say that is that their religion calls for all non-believers and Heretics to be wiped off the face of the galaxy. However, it is revealed in "Contact Harvest" that Truth actually knew that Humans were not heretics.

  • 12.14.2011 8:32 PM PDT

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From the weird prophet sayings

  • 12.14.2011 8:32 PM PDT

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

Yeah well you didn't understand it.

  • 12.14.2011 8:34 PM PDT

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I dont understand what there saying when they speak some langauge

  • 12.14.2011 8:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: Crusher574
From the weird prophet sayings
Not everything in Halo can be taken as cold hard facts. Lots of things can be seen as exaggerations.

Glassing for one. However, people still debate how powerful the Covenant's Glassing Beams really are. Or another example is when Lord Hood says that Rtas glassed half a continent.

[Edited on 12.14.2011 8:38 PM PST]

  • 12.14.2011 8:36 PM PDT

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The destruction of humanity ssounds like a fact because the covenant take it pretty seriously

  • 12.14.2011 8:38 PM PDT

@accordingto343

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Posted by: Crusher574
The destruction of humanity ssounds like a fact because the covenant take it pretty seriously


As all religious zealots do with their bull-blam!-.

  • 12.14.2011 8:39 PM PDT

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Posted by: Crusher574
The destruction of humanity ssounds like a fact because the covenant take it pretty seriously


As all religious zealots do with their bull-blam!-.


exactly my point

  • 12.14.2011 8:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: Crusher574
The destruction of humanity ssounds like a fact because the covenant take it pretty seriously
Well that's not what I mean. They do take it seriously, but the Covenant can't speak to dead Forerunners just like I can't speak to people that have died.

I think your whole confusion has stemmed from the fact that you lost the quote in translation.

  • 12.14.2011 8:40 PM PDT

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Well if that isn't the reason then what is?

  • 12.14.2011 8:42 PM PDT

@accordingto343

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Posted by: Crusher574
Well if that isn't the reason then what is?

The Prophets are manipulative bastards that crafted a religion and humanities title as Reclaimers of the Forerunners legacy would break it. As said before, religious zealots will do anything for their BS to remain intact.

  • 12.14.2011 8:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: Crusher574
You know how the covenant based the destruction of humanity on the words of the gods right? Those this mean they can speak to the dead forerunners or did they just say that as an excuse to destroy humanity?
Discuss.

It's all a big conspiracy carried out by Regret and... I for get which other Prophet it was. Basically Regret knew that Humans were the rightful heirs of the Forerunners, and he realized that if this became known, the Covenant would fall apart, so he kept it secret and declared humanity a scourge to the universe.

  • 12.14.2011 11:42 PM PDT
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exactly and truth was the one your looking for.

  • 12.15.2011 5:59 AM PDT

Posted by: Crusher574
I read a little bit of that


Apparently not enough.

[Edited on 12.15.2011 6:07 AM PST]

  • 12.15.2011 6:06 AM PDT

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Now is the time of our unworlding
One final effort is all that remains
And I am not afraid
We shall fulfill our promise
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And this time none of you will be left behind


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Posted by: Crusher574
Well if that isn't the reason then what is?

The Prophets are manipulative bastards that crafted a religion and humanities title as Reclaimers of the Forerunners legacy would break it. As said before, religious zealots will do anything for their BS to remain intact.


Since clarification is much desired everywhere in this topic, the Prophets didn't alone create the religion. The Elites were worshipping the Forerunners as well prior to the Covenant.

  • 12.15.2011 11:03 AM PDT
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Posted by: Crusher574
Well if that isn't the reason then what is?

The Prophets are manipulative bastards that crafted a religion and humanities title as Reclaimers of the Forerunners legacy would break it. As said before, religious zealots will do anything for their BS to remain intact.


Since clarification is much desired everywhere in this topic, the Prophets didn't alone create the religion. The Elites were worshipping the Forerunners as well prior to the Covenant.

Was just about to type what he said... so yeah, what he said.

  • 12.15.2011 11:50 AM PDT