how would you define this word coined by Orson Scott Card
Posted by Occasional (Member # 5860) on :
It is in imitation of an LDS theological concept about existance. The best definition would be "Intelligence," or the self awareness of any and all material of the Universe. The more "intelligence" something has, the more self aware. after that, the more self aware something is, the more freedom it has to make choices.
Posted by AB (Member # 7458) on :
I would define it as the zero point field.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
physically, that works; but the aiua is essentially the will of a unique individual, with location but no other corporeal attributes.
Posted by Antony (Member # 7947) on :
there you go, straight from the horses mouth
not that I think Mr. Card is a horse.
Posted by Sartorius (Member # 7696) on :
Now...how is it pronounced?
(Edited for horrid bad grammar.)
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Three syllables: EYE YOU UH
With the accent on YOU.
And don't be hasty to link my ideas with Mormon doctrine. There's a syndrome among Mormon readers of my work that, having spotted a possible Mormon connection, they stop looking for anything else. So they end up seeing only a small part of what's going on.
Posted by 1135813 (Member # 7816) on :
There's also that tendency among atheist-gay-feminist readers of your work. I speak with authority, as I am in an early admissions program at a women's college, where everyone has read at least three books in the Enderverse, and everyone is some combination of the above three traits. The Shadow series was one long exercise in Accepting Other People's Opinions.
Posted by Sartorius (Member # 7696) on :
Mormonism is such a big part of my life that everything I read I see in a slightly Mormon light. Ender's Game happened to come along at a time when I was making a few big(ish) leaps in my thinking about God. If I hadn't read Ender's Game, I probably would have made the same changes, but the catalysts would have been different. Does that make sense?
Thanks for the pronounciation guide. I had no idea what to do with so many vowels.
Posted by Occasional (Member # 5860) on :
I claimed the definition of what it meant by what I remember you, OSC, saying it was in imitation of. NOT that I think that there isn't more to it, as what you did was explore the possible extention of the ideas behind "Intelligence." In some ways, it might have been an unconscious exploration of how to explain how to creat a self-creation.
Posted by Antony (Member # 7947) on :
whats the distinction between "aiua" and "soul" or "aiua" and "essence"?
Posted by aiua (Member # 7825) on :
I have no answer to that, but I really wanted my name in here. I still pronounce it 'Iowa', however, to my deepest shame.
Posted by Sid Meier (Member # 6965) on :
I pronounced it as "Aura" since it was the closest thing I could think of since I couldn't pronouce it as anything comprehensible.
Posted by Antony (Member # 7947) on :
incidentally i read it kind of like eye-ooh-ah which, I assume is the same as what Mr. Card said: EYE-YOU-UH
Posted by Qrios (Member # 5259) on :
OSC, this is the most fascinating piece of your universe to me, because it feels liike it could potentially explain so much about how matter seems to organize itself into bigger and more complex entities. Could you elaborate on it a little more? and the extent to which it reflects Mormon thought/teaching? It is almost enough to make me want to convert.
Posted by Qrios (Member # 5259) on :
OSC, this is the most fascinating piece of your universe to me, because it feels liike it could potentially explain so much about how matter seems to organize itself into bigger and more complex entities. Could you elaborate on it a little more? and the extent to which it reflects Mormon thought/teaching? It is almost enough to make me want to convert.