The Will Of God

Jeff Wilson · 08 Dec 2008, 16:47 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:47:22 -0600
Subject: (urth) The Will Of God
In-Reply-To: <10318.67.142.130.12.1228753434.squirrel at brunians.org>
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	<10318.67.142.130.12.1228753434.squirrel at brunians.org>
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brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>> Only true miracles could possibly be proof, and then only to eyewitnesses
>> themselves.
> 
> That's a key to this whole thing.
> 
> I believe what I believe because of some unusual experiences that I have
> had. If you, not having had these experiences, believed the same way I do,
> I would have to say that I thought you were being sort of silly.
> 
>>              And no mere reader of Severian can ever be a direct
>> eyewitness.

But an *eater* of Severian could, and the Hierogrammates share memories 
much like users of the alzabo do, so if one saw the Increate, they all 
may have.

-- 
Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
< http://www.io.com/~jwilson >

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