Hierogrammates, Briah and Yesod

Tony Ellis · 11 Aug 2010, 19:14 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: tonyellis69 at btopenworld.com (Tony Ellis)
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:14:23 +0100
Subject: (urth) Hierogrammates, Briah and Yesod
Message-ID: <AANLkTikS4iqSY8MUsBfNd2r8g3R-qjHcbwMPy2AwbjcP at mail.gmail.com>

Lee Berman wrote:
> I find it difficult to see how Severian's race could have created Tzadkiel's race if the Ship took
> Severian backward in time before humanity even existed. Much twisting and contortions needed.

Lee, I've drunk a whole can of beer now, and I still don't understand
what point you're making. What difference does it make where the Ship
took Severian?

At some point in time, in a Briahtic universe, humanity made the
Hierogrammates. How does this contradict the argument that the Ship
travelled back in time to get to Yesod?

> Either way, I find it rather hasty to read one passage, ignore others and come to conclusions which
> exclude all other conclusions.

Yes, me too.

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