Brook Madregot runs between

Gerry Quinn · 11 Aug 2010, 18:06 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: gerryq at indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:06:14 +0100
Subject: (urth) Brook Madregot runs between
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From: "James Wynn" <crushtv at gmail.com>
> On 8/11/2010 12:12 PM, Jeff Wilson wrote:

>> These are good points, I think that's how the BOTNS was written 
>> originally, but the flood would break the covenant with Noah, so URTH's 
>> record of the flood coming to pass necessitates that at least the fifth 
>> volume comes from another cycle than our own.
>
> I don't think Wolfe was considering the Noahtic covenant when he wrote 
> about the flood. Does he mention it in the Sun cycle at all? The Noahtic 
> covenant could hardly be as problematic as the Church devolving into 
> worship of the Concilliator or the Charter. Essentially, the stories work 
> fine as one from our distant future, and we shouldn't try to apply 
> theologic import to their basic Setting.

Agreed.

> But if one must, the references to Jesus do not prevent Briah from being a 
> previous universe. Silk sees Jesus during enlightenment from the Outsider. 
> The Crucifixion & Resurrection could well be seen as a key iconic event 
> between the Increate and humanity--one which the Creator uses to "infect" 
> all his other universes.

Maybe that is so, but it would be very unconventional in SF: nearly all 
stories tackling this theme have suggested an independent Incarnation on 
every planet.

Then again, if one Incarnation on an un-webbed Earth was enough, there is 
nothing illogical about skipping out certain planets.

- Gerry Quinn

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