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** People start to distrust prophesies due to them being defied on a regular basis.

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** People start to distrust prophesies prophecies due to them being defied on a regular basis.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Everytime heros attempt to [[ScrewDestiny save the world]], [[YouCantFightFate they doom it in the process]], [[ProphecyTwist at which point a new, better world is born out of the ashes]].

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Everytime heros Heros attempt to [[ScrewDestiny save the world]], [[YouCantFightFate they only to doom it in the process]], [[ProphecyTwist at which point a new, better world is born out of the ashes]].ashes]]. Then, said world is doomed, and no world is born out of the ashes again.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Heroes attempt to [[ScrewDestiny save the world]], [[YouCantFightFate only to doom it in the process]], [[ProphecyTwist at which point a new, better world is born out of the ashes]].

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Heroes Everytime heros attempt to [[ScrewDestiny save the world]], [[YouCantFightFate only to they doom it in the process]], [[ProphecyTwist at which point a new, better world is born out of the ashes]].
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** Someone answers the question: if no one has an inherent purpose, that means everyone is free to create one for themselves.

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** Someone else answers the question: if It does mean we have no one has an inherent purpose, that but having no purpose means everyone is free we get to create one for themselves.make our own purposes in life.
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Back to ScrewDestiny

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Back to ScrewDestinyYouCantFightFate, where you have no choi- No! ScrewDestiny!
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** This merely makes the populace more skeptical, instead interpreting prophecies as guidelines that can be followed or unfollowed as one sees fit. While they can follow a prophecy, they can choose which parts will lead to the most favorable outcome and ignore the rest.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The prophecy trails off when it mentions the world ending, as the prophets were sure the heroes would have already abandoned it by the time they got to that bit.
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** There's no prophecy at all.
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** The heroes screw destiny, only for the state of the world to end up ''far'' worse than it would have if they had just done as they were told.

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* '''Downplayed''': Heroes attempt to fulfill [[EitherOrProphecy one prophecy over another]].

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Heroes attempt to fulfill [[EitherOrProphecy one prophecy over another]].another]].
** The heroes [[LoopholeAbuse take advantage of a loophole]] to intentionally set up a favorable ProphecyTwist.
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* '''Subverted''': The heroes save the world, but it turns out [[YouCantFightFate they were only delaying the inevitable]].

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* '''Subverted''': The heroes save the world, but it turns out [[YouCantFightFate they were only delaying the inevitable]].inevitable]], or that it becomes a SelfFulfillingProphecy.

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* '''Averted''': Heroes fulfill a prophecy that they will save the world.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Heroes fulfill a prophecy that they will save the world.
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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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* '''Reconstructed''': The heroes decide even if the world's doomed anyway, they'd rather [[IDieFree fight to their last breath than accept it]].

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The heroes decide even if the world's doomed anyway, they'd rather [[IDieFree fight to their last breath than accept it]].
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** Someone answers the question: if no one has an inherent purpose, that means everyone is free to create one for themselves.
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Okay, I don\'t think a question\'s a legit way to phrase this.


** If prophesies are being defied on a regular basis, why are people still relying on them as if they're trustworthy?

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** If People start to distrust prophesies are due to them being defied on a regular basis, why are people still relying on them as if they're trustworthy?basis.
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** If prophesies are being defied on a regular basis, why are people still relying on them as if they're trustworthy?

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