I definitely like that take on things, LiLi, the interpretation of the words of "I need you". :) ... >.> as for the rest, I'm somewhat unsure of the whole rejection and Asuka thing at the moment though, namely the part about being "brought back" because returning from LCL...

Best guess at the moment is that it simply couldn't happen that way, maybe something was specified in the secret dead sea scrolls... this.

^ How troublesome...

For those too lazy to, here it is: First Ancestral Race A. Publicly Released Information Data unavailable. B. Generally Recognized Information The entities thought to have created the Angels. The specifics of their intention are unclear. C. Confidential Information They were the first extraterrestri...

@I Accidentally Dracula: To clarify, there is certainly a relationship, but relationships aren't necessarily romantic, and the hedgehog's dilemma doesn't deal only with romantic relationships but rather relationships between people in general. Here's the wiki article.

Haha, well, I had searched the thread for the phrase and saw it only once earlier in the thread, so I thought it may be worth mentioning. As you said though, it is a pattern, and from the point of view of this concept in the series, it also says something about the wish for warmth of the two.

^ That sounds strikingly similar to a hedgehog's dilemma.

My username came about when attempting to create a five letter name for my character in Golden Sun, and it stuck. Nothing really special here... >.>

This entire argument is pretty meaningless, as Solipsism is not at all what the series is about, and given some of the metaphysics in the show, seems to say Solipsism is wrong in the NGE universe. Heh, we're trying to work on that. In the meantime, did you have any suggestions for what philosop...

sounds like a neat idea. :)

Linking the wiki entry on Zen by the way, haven't read it yet, but from the above post, it seems that it may resemble Zen Buddhism more than strict solipsism (as opposed to the interpretation presented by Tab). I might check back on this later, too lazy to do more comparisons right now.....

Merridian wrote:I do tend to identify pretty strongly with what I understand of Zen Buddhism

Looking forward to reading what you've got planned for later.

I liked him just fine until he crumbled. I thought he was getting better throughout the series, but in the end he really disappointed me. Ah, my bad, I'll go fix that then. I meant besides that. What more is needed? :P Seriously though, I think it probably is because whatever "faults"...

Good, that was what I was looking for. :) Your interpretation is indeed correct, although as Kutta pointed out, it is perhaps a bit unorthodox. For the time being though, I will stick to this naming as it is the closest description of whatever Anno's philosophies are that I currently know of...

I'm pretty sure I'm understanding what you're saying here. My question is whether or not Anno's Solipsism is fundamentally different from general solipsism, and to me it seems as though they are. I think I see where you make the connection, but I'm wondering if that connection sh...

@Kutta: thanks for the supporting thoughts, and better luck next time with posting, I'm not sure what browser you use, but typically the back/forward buttons preserve what's in a text box for me in firefox. Whenever I type long posts I always do it on Word which auto-saves every few minutes....

I think you guys are putting to much thought into it, most people who hate Shinji hate him for pretty shallow reasons or at least that's what Iv found. To reiterate. :P Case in point, this whole gender thing that's being tossed around. It's important, it is quite the valid reason, but a...