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Old 2010-06-17, 03:56   Link #11198
Oliver
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Originally Posted by Laserworm View Post
The person doesn't have to be insane. There are people that believe in magic. And they probably realize they are creating a contradiction, but they are hoping for that miracle to occur.
I didn't say the motivation is implausible. But it's not very well liked nor popular for a good reason -- there are a lot of perfectly rational and very human motivations to kill that everyone can accept, namely, a lot of money on the table, jealousy and love, and other social reasons. Also, it does not explain the special significance of Battler believing in Beatrice, which would obviously exist, rather than no unbelieving observers remaining within range.

Generally, such an interpretation doesn't win against more normal motives in everyone's eyes even if you provide a forest of hints.
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