tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post8001848182541680543..comments2023-06-20T02:25:36.578-07:00Comments on The Scholar's Stage: A Few Thoughts on Ender's GameT. Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-13360426321772089932020-05-19T16:49:08.302-07:002020-05-19T16:49:08.302-07:00"One cannot play chess with men; that these s..."One cannot play chess with men; that these soldiers would follow the orders of anonymous commanders millions of light-years away with the exactness needed to maintain the illusion of the “game” is absurd. War can never be a matter of blips on a screen. Those who try to make it so will find themselves defeated by friction."<br /><br />The problem with this argument is that even many Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581451441985244684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-65506467884893418172013-11-06T13:44:47.463-08:002013-11-06T13:44:47.463-08:00@Seldon-
Thank you for your response.
"I do...@Seldon-<br /><br />Thank you for your response.<br /><br /><i>"I don’t think Ender’s lack of awareness of the results of his actions is the sticking point for Fabius Maximus"</i><br /><br />You are right, it isn't. IMHO, this is the greatest flaw in FM's argument -- it is Ender's "lack of awareness" that makes the entire book possible. Take away this element and T. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-17011707209758437042013-11-05T17:31:11.561-08:002013-11-05T17:31:11.561-08:00I don’t think Ender’s lack of awareness of the res...I don’t think Ender’s lack of awareness of the results of his actions is the sticking point for Fabius Maximus. He would probably counter that just as the ending is set up not to make sense militarily but rather to raise a moral question, Card contrives Ender's fights in such a way for us to identify with him. After all, what kind of a world is it where the children are commonly this Seldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687053308176391750noreply@blogger.com