B.I.T.T.
2009-12-09, 07:44 PM
I was thinking about the oracles predictions today. I'm not entirely sure, why, the mod squad haven't had to lock any threads for bringing up that subject lately, but the point is it was on my mind. It occurred to me that for the most part the oracle's predictions really aren't that useful. In fact I can only remember one instance wherein the little orange weirdo was that much use.
Haley asked how she would get her speech back. Not only was the answer vague, but it wasn't anywhere on her mind when she did get her speech back. I think we can safely assume (or at least I can safely assume) that given what happened and her state of mind when it did happen, she would have gotten her speech back at that moment if she had asked a more reasonable question (such as "Why are people so obsessed with decoding my crypograms).
V asked when he would receive ultimate arcane power, but whether or not said four words have been spoken, his actions and his decisions have been made without regard to that prediction. Plus, his bird didn't even TRY using gingko bilboa.
Even the prediction of Belkar's death (the less said about which the better) gave a timetable, but no actual cause or other useful information. In fact the timetable itself is still being argued about (among many...many...many other things in regards to that particular prediction.
Even when Roy asked a reasonable question, his preparation for that it had him so paranoid that he goofed the question up, and more to the point, he found out which gate Xykon was going for all too well without the oracle's help.
So what we have is a group of people going through a whole big hullabaloo of body, mind and heart trails, paying up a small bag full of gold coins (I assume they were gold coins and not bottlecaps) to get vague answers that in the end rarely ever help. My opinion, therefore, is that a trip to the oracle is a bit like spending five minutes trying to come up with a good anaology for wasting one's time. It's time consuming and unnecessary when you can just say "It's a waste of time."
Anyway that's my take on the situation, what's y'alls?
Haley asked how she would get her speech back. Not only was the answer vague, but it wasn't anywhere on her mind when she did get her speech back. I think we can safely assume (or at least I can safely assume) that given what happened and her state of mind when it did happen, she would have gotten her speech back at that moment if she had asked a more reasonable question (such as "Why are people so obsessed with decoding my crypograms).
V asked when he would receive ultimate arcane power, but whether or not said four words have been spoken, his actions and his decisions have been made without regard to that prediction. Plus, his bird didn't even TRY using gingko bilboa.
Even the prediction of Belkar's death (the less said about which the better) gave a timetable, but no actual cause or other useful information. In fact the timetable itself is still being argued about (among many...many...many other things in regards to that particular prediction.
Even when Roy asked a reasonable question, his preparation for that it had him so paranoid that he goofed the question up, and more to the point, he found out which gate Xykon was going for all too well without the oracle's help.
So what we have is a group of people going through a whole big hullabaloo of body, mind and heart trails, paying up a small bag full of gold coins (I assume they were gold coins and not bottlecaps) to get vague answers that in the end rarely ever help. My opinion, therefore, is that a trip to the oracle is a bit like spending five minutes trying to come up with a good anaology for wasting one's time. It's time consuming and unnecessary when you can just say "It's a waste of time."
Anyway that's my take on the situation, what's y'alls?