Legend said
We are, except for all our illegals voting democrat. Assuming that the "exception" (part of the law) wasn't included. And you ignore that Rhythm was supplying the power to the data and upkeeping it, qualifying it as an open system.
Oh. Well then.
cant come up with a new explanation because my mind is working super overtime with a new idea I've gotten for the focus of each part in the trilogy
Book 1: Besides realising their elements and developing friendships, the six are also learning the physical powers of their Elements.
Book 2: Besides going through trials in their friendship that build up their understanding of the other elements not their own, they also learn the intrinsic, emotional capabilities of the elements. For Magic, that is incredible magical power that exceeds that of the alicorn princesses and approaches the level of the God King. For Loyalty, that is inspiring loyalty in others to any cause. For Kindness, that is understanding the hurts and plights of others, and knowing how to solve them.
Generosity is knowing the past, present, and the many possible futures, allowing the bearer to learn about others and know what they need. Laughter is feeling the emotion and underlying structure behind the thoughts of others, allowing the bearer to know what they need to say or do to make the person happy. Honesty is inspiring truth in others, and seeing through lies and illusions. The bearer can see when a person is lying to himself, and help them understand what they really are. They also learn how to combine their powers to accomplish greater feats. When all are using their powers at once, they can achieve near omniscience. Full omniscience is not allowed to be reached by the Great Powers that created the world.
3. Besides understanding the concepts of Faith, Hope, and Love: they come to terms with what their elements really mean and how different they are from the rest of their race. They grip how their elements tie with Faith, Hope, and Love, fully realise the magic that each element gives them that separates them, and perfectly bond with each other, achieving deity (alicorn level divinity, although without actually being alicorns).
The
fourth book, while not fully worked out, will follow Faith, Hope, and Love (Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle respectively) as they understand their elements (haven't come up with a name for the three aspects), although the path will be different, and I haven't worked out the abilities yet. Wow, my brain is exhausted.