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[threeplusfire]

Well, once again the Simpsons was a weird, weird ride. Principal Skinner loudly proclaimed his status as a veteran of America's only losing war, and Homer added "To date!" Alan and I just looked at each other. I don't think we could really say anything about it.

I think I'll disturb myself and watch The Matrix.. I've been writing all weekend and I am no closer to a coherent paragraph.

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[patchwolf.livejournal.com]

Here's a crazy thought that I pose to all my friends who are Matrix-watchers...

What if the Oracle were responsible for selecting The One?

Now before you go ballistic and say "That's bullshit! What are you talking about?" hear me out. I have supporting arguments (though they won't make any sense unless you've seen at least The Matrix Reloaded.

Evidence: The Merovingian is a program, and has already established that programs can write other programs, or writing code. After all, he wrote the code for an orgasm into a cake for that woman in his restaurant. The Oracle is also a program, and thus, is capable of writing code to imprint onto a person.

Now, who is to say that the Oracle isn't responsible for selecting The One, and then writing the unique code that distinguishes The One into say, a cookie, and under the guise of giving them a cookie, imprinting the code of The One onto that person (in this case, Neo)?

The big question here is why. I say, "Why not?" The Oracle has been around since the first Matrix. She's seen all the previous incarnations of The One, and thus knows what characteristics The One must have for his purpose to be fulfilled. As stated in Reloaded, the purpose of The One is to return to the Source, where (according to the Architect) the unique code he carries is reinserted into the Matrix.

The Oracle, as the person to whom all newly freed minds are taken, is in prime position to select the apporpriate One on whom to imprint the code. This is not to say that the Oracle is a Zion-sympathiser. In fact, I believe she wasn't until Neo came along ("For what it's worth, you've made a believer out of me."). Note also that Neo was invited to wait with the other potentials. Potential what? I think they were potentials to be The One. Note also that the Oracle prophesied that Morpheus would be the one to find The One. If she selects The One, then it's child's play to fulfill that prophesy.

All that's evidence for the oracle selecting The One. The whole reason this came about is because I simply refused to believe that Neo was destined to be The One. This is primarily because once you introduce Destiny into the storyline, you have to take away Free Will, which happens to be one of the major themes of the movie. If Neo were destined to be The One, and happened to die before returning to the Source, then the Matrix would experience a cataclysmic system failure. Therefore, if Neo were destined to be The One, then the Matrix would have to ensure that he did not die prior to fulfilling his purpose. This involves orchestrating events to ensure that he did not die, making certain thigns impossible, and thus takign away Free Will. If Neo was not destined to be The One, and my theory holds water, then the Oracle could simply select the next most appropriate Free Mind upon which to imprint the code of The One. By this point in time, that person would already have been Freed, and thus eminently capable of surviving long enough to return to the Source.

Ultimately, I'm not saying my theory is right, but I am saying that it fits the events of the movies and that it is logical. I'd be interested in your own thoughts on this...