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Well, if we take Wolfe at his word when he says that Urth is a previous version of Earth, then, yes, that follows -- in particular ours is the one into which the Increate is actual…
13 Aug 2010, 19:30
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Right. Questionable: there is more than a hint that some kind of progress is made from Universe to Universe. (On the other hand, there's the question of entropy...) Might could, …
13 Aug 2010, 19:22
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More specifically, the Hierogrammates were note. There is a reasonable case that the Hierodules are from Briah.…
13 Aug 2010, 18:23
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No, he's just increasing the luminosity of an insignificant sun in an unfashionable arm of the Mylky Whey galaxy.…
13 Aug 2010, 16:26
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Y'ummmmm, uhhhh, _what_ is remarkably bad theology? To whom or what were you replying?…
12 Aug 2010, 20:14
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Though this isn't my theory and I have no interest in defending it, my understanding is that this is another case of God taking what has been done for evil and making it for good.…
12 Aug 2010, 15:40
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I was thinking more of putting the responsibility upon the Hierofoos.…
11 Aug 2010, 17:50
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Only if you see the flood as being sent by God. If it's sent by a lesser being without God's prompting, that doesn't break the covenant -- God didn't promise to prevent creature-ma…
11 Aug 2010, 17:16
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Yes, absolutely; since _ex hypothesi_ Jesus is God, there is no such thing as "more spiritually advanced."…
11 Aug 2010, 17:06
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Let's take this one step further. The Hierofoos survived the death of their Briahtic Universe; Yesod is the vehicle by which thy continued to exist after their Universe ceased.…
11 Aug 2010, 16:35
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Translation?…
10 Aug 2010, 21:05
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I don't see this as a contradiction. "Your race" can refer to the human race of Yesod's iteration. No, I don't think so. All it means is that Yesod in its very late, fully develop…
10 Aug 2010, 19:34
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H'mmmm. This seems to imply that Briah and Yesod share a common timeline, and that Yesod is either before or simultaneous with Briah (so that one moment in Yesod can be meaningful…
10 Aug 2010, 18:41
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This is an interesting possibility ... perhaps Yesod is a higher cosmos precisely because the "Christ event," which is only foreshadowed by the Conciliator, actually takes place in…
10 Aug 2010, 17:03
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Almost. It fails (for me) because it doesn't take into account Wolfe's open statement that Briah is a previous iteration of _our_ Universe. This forces iterative Universes into th…
10 Aug 2010, 16:58
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I suspect that some of the questions we've considered ever-so-seriously would make Wolfe roll his eyes. I suspect that, confronted with some of these questions -- I'm NOT guessing …
10 Aug 2010, 01:44
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Well, that Dorcas is his paternal grandmother, and that the boatman was her husband. Marriage is not prima facie evidence of paternity ;)…
06 Aug 2010, 19:43
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Yes, Tim is a real sweetheart.…
04 Aug 2010, 19:23
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Ah, but I notice you fail to deny that you are David Stockhoff...…
04 Aug 2010, 16:03
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You have a positive gift for non-sequitur.…
04 Aug 2010, 15:47
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Maybe they're all Jehovah's Witnesses? (Badabing)…
04 Aug 2010, 15:34
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Actually I suspect that Severian is supposed to be an exception to the general principle you laid down (and I agree with). Through his Magic Resurrection Ability, Thecla at least l…
31 Jul 2010, 17:52
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I've always wondered how they pitched Bubba-Hotep. "Here we go: Undead Egyptian butt-sucker."…
30 Jul 2010, 18:34
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Cold? Probably. Seven miles long? A good estimate.…
29 Jul 2010, 20:13
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"Ride the snake, ride the snake To the lake, the ancient lake, baby The snake is long, seven miles Ride the snake...he's old, and his skin is cold"…
29 Jul 2010, 19:17
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That's Severian's interpretation of what he sees. He could, I suppose, be wrong...…
28 Jul 2010, 20:28
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That's probably true in Long/Short. However, I very much doubt that Typhon was accorded this much thought when planning and writing tBotNS. Long/Short are an afterthought (as is U…
27 Jul 2010, 20:32
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So it would seem. Yes. Again, yes, it is viable. I just don't see it. (I also don't see the immense Severian family-trees being built elsewhere around here.)…
27 Jul 2010, 17:48
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OK, Inere as Rudesind's master is clear. But: I see Inire as a dabbler in these mirrors, not their master.…
27 Jul 2010, 17:30
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I see two assertions here with no particular textual support for either. I'm just sayin'.…
27 Jul 2010, 17:04
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...or even Mormon.…
26 Jul 2010, 16:02
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Self-modification, just like his size and longevity...…
20 Jul 2010, 18:24
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That would be a rock Gyoll (Gjoll). The _river_ Gyoll was one of the rivers surrounding Hel, land of the dead (except for those who went to Valhalla). It is therefore significant t…
16 Jul 2010, 15:51
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...but only through L-Space. Oook.…
16 Jul 2010, 15:35
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No; what we know is that its _effects_ were first noticed during his reign. That it was created or arrived at that time is a (debatable) conclusion. It can reasonably be argued tha…
13 Jul 2010, 18:04
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Work in progress: http://www.doctorisland.com/…
13 Jul 2010, 17:31
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I think this deeply misunderstands Wolfe and Christianity. Christianity is pretty much a "dark and pessimistic" religion when it comes to the nature of this world. Christians belie…
13 Jul 2010, 17:19
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You forget the "control" "brothers."…
12 Jul 2010, 20:22
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Ummmmm..... the one that talks is Typhon. Piaton is unable to speak but mouths a message to Severian. There is enough information to determine the rest from that fact.…
12 Jul 2010, 20:14
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Some thoughts on Jerry's stuff. I have assumed from the beginning that it was a religious title. But then, I'm a mackerelsnapper. I repeat my citation of Alan Moore re: _Watchmen…
09 Jul 2010, 21:42
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If you're going to cite Koshisms ... "You have forgotten something."…
09 Jul 2010, 21:29
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Yep. In fact, I didn't even realize it was considered a "puzzle."…
09 Jul 2010, 18:35
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Unless what was killing him was inherent to his genome. Then he'd need a close relative that didn't have that disease, whatever it was.…
07 Jul 2010, 20:57
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Indeed, given the degree of tissue matching that would be required for the operation in question to succeed, it would be surprising if Typhon and Piaton were _not_ close relatives.…
07 Jul 2010, 20:37
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Well, I'm pretty sure that one of the undines tells Sev that they are the "brides" of Abaia. This may not mean much in the framework that some people seem determined to build up, b…
07 Jul 2010, 20:31
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Textual evidence?…
07 Jul 2010, 20:14
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And if he is his own father, then he is his own father's father, QED. "Oh, I'm my own grampaaaaaaw..."…
07 Jul 2010, 20:00
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<facepalm>…
07 Jul 2010, 19:38
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I think it's time for someone to prove by algebra that Severian is his own father.…
07 Jul 2010, 19:13
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Of course, the fact that West mostly hangs out in Central City while Superman hangs out in Metropolis _might_ have something to do with this...…
07 Jul 2010, 18:35
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