The argument for Intractability

Dave Tallman · 24 Dec 2008, 11:55 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: davetallman at msn.com (Dave Tallman)
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:55:44 -0700
Subject: (urth) The argument for Intractability
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Jeff Wilson wrote:
> A female Severian (50% likelihood) would not be raised as a torturer, 
> and would thus have a very different mentality.
>   
I'm glad that someone caught my point. In general, time-travelers would 
have to be very careful about  changing the conception circumstances of 
anyone important. I don't think Sev's conception could be left to chance 
(it had to happen by chance the first time, but once it did...).

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