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Portia at the end saying 'See you soon'

posted 16 years ago by djbell1
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This was a very cleverly done movie which I really liked and very much agree with the continuity and ideas of the film. The only harrowing thing was the ending where Portia gives us the impression that she is expecting to see Andrew in the afterlife, presumably in heaven.

This brought up a question I had about Andrew's quest to become human. I am left wondering throughout this 200 year quest to become human at what point would Andrew be considered to obtain a soul. If he was built as a machine, then possessing a soul would be impossible, would it not?

I can believe that in the future it might be possible to recreate organs in the body to function, even as it was done for Andrew.(This might be too much of a fantasy though- The organs of the body are too much of a mystery - to be left to God. (Even in 10,000 milleniums man will not be able to create souls)

Guess that's what I'm really getting down to. How does Andrew enter heaven?
Throughout the movie he is practially portrayed to have the traits required to become a saint.

I am surprised at his inquiries that this subject was not brought up as a real reason he could not become human - Because he did not have a soul.

Anyway, just figured that Portia might end up disappointed that she turned off her life support just because Andrew was gone. (Gone where?)

[–] Faxwell23 13 years ago

Some philosophers believe that nobody is born with a soul, that you have to earn one, through suffering and thought and prayer, like you did last night.

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[–] Lunchbox-3 13 years ago

I didn't get through the entire thread but I would point out that Andrew was different from the other robots. He was gifted with a self-awareness not common to the other robots. The company called it an anomaly. But this could be the proof that he had a soul from the beginning which other machines did not possess. God chose to give this one machine a soul to see what he would do with it, and what he did with it was decide he wanted to be human.

[–] chyau-00 13 years ago

Agreed.

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[–] dgo123 10 years ago

agreed!

[–] MarthaJonesSmith 13 years ago

In Portia's heaven, Andrew is there and vice versa. They are together eternally no matter what.

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[–] s97batess 13 years ago

I don't know but I think that her saying she will 'see him soon' doesn't necessarily mean that he will see her....she may believe that after dying she can see him 'from above'. It is a nice doublet that it could be taken by him as he will see her too, but that is not what she said. unless I missed something??

[–] watergaia 13 years ago

if there is a heaven, i'm sure there are objects there, not just a void where there are human souls... since androids are objects, they could be in heaven too.

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[–] TVippy 11 years ago

"Throughout the movie he is practially portrayed to have the traits required to become a saint."
What are those traits exactly? I thought he was a very sinful man...

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[–] lexp2005 8 years ago

djbell1,for anyone who should come here,to this board,and would like the answer to your question (Gone where?)all they will have to do is read the good book
"One Light" by Jon Whistler and published by "Light Pulsations.Then "Enter the Vortex as One Light".They will thank you for asking the question (Gone where?)and myself for providing the path to the answer.

[–] lexp2005 8 years ago