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Troubadour
In the story I'm writing there is a seemingly inept wizard whose specialty is dominion over 'Lost Socks'. Anyway, a few of his friends get together and discuss ways of making it useful (aside from being able to always find those socks that go missing in the wash). I have one character come up with an argument that all socks are lost socks eventually, so given enough time they all are in his domain.
Now I'm trying to come up with an argument for something akin to 'it WILL be lost = already IS lost', or at least that it contains a trait of 'lostness'.
I was thinking of using a version of the static theory of time, (the difference between past, present, and future are subjective, like there, here, and far away). But I'm not so sure, since it feels like I'm swatting a fly with a sledgehammer.
I'm also tempted to just go with Insane Troll Logic, but I wanted it to make at least a little sense, provided you didn't look too closely at the logic behind the argument.
Anyone have any ideas?
Now I'm trying to come up with an argument for something akin to 'it WILL be lost = already IS lost', or at least that it contains a trait of 'lostness'.
I was thinking of using a version of the static theory of time, (the difference between past, present, and future are subjective, like there, here, and far away). But I'm not so sure, since it feels like I'm swatting a fly with a sledgehammer.
I'm also tempted to just go with Insane Troll Logic, but I wanted it to make at least a little sense, provided you didn't look too closely at the logic behind the argument.
Anyone have any ideas?