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   Re: Inquisitor Motivation   
   14 Jan 09 08:07:09   
   
   From: keithvt@nospam.verizon.com   
      
   Doctor J. Frink wrote:   
   > Hullo,   
   >   
   > I was watching Inquisitor last night, and there's a little bit in there   
   > that has always intrigued me but never seemed to be answered.   
   >   
   > Kryten had previously stated that the Inquisitor had lived until the end   
   > of time itself, concluded there was no God and that the only reason for   
   > existence was to have lead a a worthwhile life.   
   >   
   > Later, when Kryten is justifying himself he says (in quite a serious   
   > tone)   
   >   
   > "But I am not human, and neither are you.  And it is not our place to   
   > judge them.  I wonder why you do?"   
   >   
   > The Inquisitor then seems quite annoyed by this line of questioning and   
   > ends Kryten's inquisition.   
   >   
   > It always felt, to me, that there was some ambiguity about the   
   > Inquisitor's motives (beyond just the "Lead a worthwhile life" stuff)   
   > that Kryten was on to, but this never materialised.   
   >   
   > Was there some other, less noble motivation for the Inquisitor?   
   >   
   > Frink   
   >   
   Yeah, he was a complete and total smeghead.   
      
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