[EVA] TV and movie - alternate endings? [SPOILER]

[Fuuma Monou]

At 07:51 PM 9/8/98 +0800, Ernest_Ng at proctors.com.au wrote:
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>Patrick Yip wrote:
>>## The individual minds still keep their own awareness but their
>>## negative aspects are "complemented" by others, just like at the end
>
>I can accept that communal mind does not equal one mind.  But IIRC, towards

This reminds me of the new Plan introduced in Foundation's Edge (yes, I WILL
insert [relevant] Asimov references whenever possible ^^), Galaxia: Unifying
all human (and non-human, even inorganic) conciousness across the Milky Way,
to prepare for the possibility of extragalactic non-human intelligence (which
the original Plan failed to take into account).

>the end Shinji says "I could still hate myself".  If he was complemented,
>then he would be satisfied and contented.  Instead, IMO he pulls away from
>HCP knowing full well that the consequence is that he will experience pain,
>anxiety and weakness.

Individuality is worth it.  Knowing your pain is your own is strangely
comforting.

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