interview questions

António Pedro Marques · 05 Jan 2011, 19:01 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:01:00 +0000
Subject: (urth) interview questions
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Lee Berman wrote (05-01-2011 18:56):
> Tony Ellis:
>> It may be, of course, that the abos and the Shadow Children are
>> actually the same race, and that *all* their differences are down to
>> the leaf. But that theory has its own problems.
>
> I don't see the problems. Humans are complex creatures. Imitators of them, especially of their
> vices, might be able to accomplish only a portion of their goal, leading to the appearance
> of different races of imitators when there is only one. Shadow Children only pick up drug addiction.
> Abos pick up personal violence. City types acquire corrupt bureaucracy, slavery and other
> institutionalized cruelties. (not to mention cloning as a vain attempt to acquire power and
> immortality).

Come to think of it, the idea that we're dealing with 5 or 6 imitator 
subspecies is interesting.

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