Definitely a possibility. There's only one reason why I don't like this idea: it is said that the leader will die before they reach Earth. This implies that Adama will die pretty quickly:
if the prophecy is literally prophetic yes. what i mean though relates to the nature of prophecies and how people self-fulfill and self-interpret them, usually by hindsight.
i don't believe prophecies. i believe that the people who believe in prophecies *make* them come true. thus, i don't believe that Adama has to literally die. what matters is what the cylons *believe* and interpret and are willing to make true by their actions.
i don't see how they could possibly know about Roslin's illness, or that Roslin thinks she's the leader referred to in the prophecy, but they do know about the prophecy and they do know that Adama is the military leader of the fleet and they do know that he's a threat. i think that Boomer's actions were based on that belief, to make the prophecy come true by "killing" Adama.
which doesn't mean he isn't going to survive, simply that the cylons tried to off him.
what i really like, and i could be totally wrong here, is that, as i see it, the cylons are interpreting the prophecy one way (Adama) and Roslin et al are interpreting the prophecy another way (Roslin)...and those two ways conflict, serve different needs and can trigger different outcomes.
the randomness of nature, chance and free will....the biggest spanner in the universe.
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Date: 2005-04-12 05:08 pm (UTC)if the prophecy is literally prophetic yes. what i mean though relates to the nature of prophecies and how people self-fulfill and self-interpret them, usually by hindsight.
i don't believe prophecies. i believe that the people who believe in prophecies *make* them come true. thus, i don't believe that Adama has to literally die. what matters is what the cylons *believe* and interpret and are willing to make true by their actions.
i don't see how they could possibly know about Roslin's illness, or that Roslin thinks she's the leader referred to in the prophecy, but they do know about the prophecy and they do know that Adama is the military leader of the fleet and they do know that he's a threat. i think that Boomer's actions were based on that belief, to make the prophecy come true by "killing" Adama.
which doesn't mean he isn't going to survive, simply that the cylons tried to off him.
what i really like, and i could be totally wrong here, is that, as i see it, the cylons are interpreting the prophecy one way (Adama) and Roslin et al are interpreting the prophecy another way (Roslin)...and those two ways conflict, serve different needs and can trigger different outcomes.
the randomness of nature, chance and free will....the biggest spanner in the universe.