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[M]

> while I agree that it probably is an after-the-fact explanation, we  
> really can't be sure that Kyouko's case is the same as everyone  
> else. <snip>
> I mean, partial soul theory isn't supported by the rest of the  
> show, but it isn't opposed either. That's why we were able to argue  
> about it for so long.

ML member A: The Partial Soul Theory advocated by [Reichu and others]?
ML member B: It's just too far-fetched!
ML member C: It's still just a theory...
ML member A: Still, the PS theory 'is' one way to explain Kyouko's  
accident and the aftermath.
ML member D: And it's already been confirmed - even if it seems after- 
the-fact.
ML member E: The fact that it has been stated means that it must be  
accepted.
ML member B: I'll accept it when and only when all the facts check out!

Reichu:  ML members... they believe too much in their own ideas.
Aaron:  Self-flattery?
Reichu:  They are too obsessive...  That type will never be able to  
accurately understand reality.
Aaron:  Yet people like that seek the truth...  How ironic.
Reichu:  They are not so noble...  Discovery is joy, and  
understanding leads to domination.  All they seek after is their own  
aggrandizement.

Haha... ^^;;;


> I expect much angry posting when people read the quite...  
> interesting... backstory for Adam and Lilith. I mean, it kind of  
> makes sense (and even ties back into the original Evangelion  
> proposal a bit) but it does mean that one of the basic assumptions  
> we've had about Adam and Lilith is completely false.

Not angry, but more a bit skeptical because it basically makes the  
duality (Ying/Yang (In/Yo)) which is stressed so much in the show a  
non-issue, which again just seems wrong.

I have read through the Japanese and there are a number of major  
revelations that should probably be taken more or less at face value  
since they are reported to "come from Anno" and are essentially  
extras (rewards for clearing stages and getting codes to unlock  
secret information?) that have no effect on game scenarios or game  
play (unlike the GOS games).

Any issues I have with it are that some parts seem at odds with the  
show, and as you say seem to tie back into the original Evangelion  
Proposal a bit, which raises  the possibility that Anno also talked  
about older settings that may or may not have been altered for actual  
production.

Still, it deserves careful consideration.

I have not looked through the entire translation yet, but pending a  
few issues do not really have too much to say on that, aside from a  
particular bias that I will address in response to EBJ's post.


> Because the Evas are a part of Kaworu's own body, he can manipulate  
> them freely. However, he cannot go into them, for the reason that  
> there are souls (the pilots' mothers) within the bodies. "

This is more in line with what people expect/want Kaworu to have  
said.  While it still does not alter the structure or interpretation  
of the original Japanese as it stands, it does support the "Gainax/ 
Sadamoto messed up the dialog" theory, because now the last line of  
that sequence ("Because the soul of this unit has shut itself away.")  
makes no sense at all.

"M"